i completely agree, this is why i dont usually read the modern releases lol. almost all of them have sex as the main appeal so its quite off putting
omg thank you I'm glad im not alone
Im realising for some reason half of my rant was chopped </3
that happens when you use kaomojis
Rest of my rant basically was just about how then their love interest is a weak, feminine looking guy (small dick) who gets abused or raped.
N just how im sad how popular this is and thus creates more of more of the same copy and paste.
Oh, i didnt though <//3. I saw it full when i posted it but gonegone now
aw well that sucks
yeah i get u... i ignore the ones that are mostly smut or ones with plots that don't interest me. i'm 22 and i've been reading bl for years too lmao. i go through phases of binge reading bl and then not reading it for months.
but ngl sometimes i do wanna read something toxic and angsty and turn my brain off when im really stressed irl.
Fr fr, nowadays all the new ones are toxic and all about sex .. So I've been into Shounen Ai even though most of the sex scene isn't shown (censored with flowers and clouds and translation isn't on point) the story is good and a cleanser for the eyes... So seeing people comment about getting angry on them being censored makes me mad like this is Shounen Ai it means that they're more focus on relationship rather than sex..
I had my fair share of toxic story from a year or so ago... But the new releases today are like hard too stomach now ..
Like srsly I wanna slap the story of "don't mess with the puppy" On all the authors table like "Have u seen this story? This is what we want.. We want more of this kinda story! enemy to lovers shapeshifter rich seme powerful seme petite but not so girly looking uke etc. ... If they want an abusive toxic and likes to talk down seme, they could have made a BDSM story where they only do it with permission of their partner as a part of their play but will still be a great story
Bro what are u even saying, you’re reading cash and credit tf
For the first part of what you said, I don’t exactly agree with the no appeal. You should see them as any other story, not just yaoi, focus on the plot and even skip through some sex scenes. But just like any other genre, there are many overused plots like what you said, copy and paste.
So I recommend not looking at the front page and instead searching up a genre you like, having BL as the secondary thing in the comic, for example search ‘Mangago BL zombie apocalypse’ on google. (Only click on ones with 9.0 rating or higher) The front page has the toxic stories so you have to look for the hidden gems sadly.
Lmao cause I put everything new in my reading list cause I might read them or read the first chapter xD I'm not so into cleaning my list ᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟ .. Wait do u guys like clean up ur reading list? ( °_ʖ °) u guys must have a lot of time
All your rants are valid but I'd like to recommend you Punch, Drunk, Love. The MC is nothing you've ever seen before. He's the most bizarre and hilarious and strong I've ever seen that nothing can even faze him
So! I think i don't see the appeal with Yaoi/Bl anymore considering how much feels so fetishied imo.
There is absolutely overused plots in general outside of bl that i can still appreciate. I think it's more im uncomfortable that rape and abuse is such a big one..
Oh i sent it accidentally ok. I think if oneday i decide to pick up the genre again, ill try what you suggested!
I just checked out the first chapter and its so silly I love it! Thank you for the recommendation (▰˘◡˘▰)
Yeah the rape and abuse in the stories is horrid and I don’t believe it will get any better soon. honestly props to you for dropping the genre
Going on a rant about Yaoi/Bl.
I used to read it as a teen because ngl my head was mush. But genuinely now as a 21yrold, i don't see the appeal at all. It reminds me of how men see lesbians ngl. I feel like most of popular yaoi/bl consists of rape or a toxic asf character.
It's rly at a point where when im looking at popular on the homepage you could convince me it was all the same characters. So much of it is a tall handsome black hair often strong male grrr (BIG DICK)
Edit: my rant was cut short kms
The love interest just being often weak, short, feminine looking guy (small dick) who is abused or raped (often both).
It's just sad to see how much copy and paste of the same thing p much, thus creating more n more. It makes me sad that yaoi/bl is mostly made by women for women. It just reminds me of how lesbian porn is made by men for men. The original audience of being ppl of that sexuality is just lost.
I had more i said but, i cba to rewrite