I agree as a mostly straight 22 year old cis woman. I got into yaoi when I was 11. I'd say that my obsession with yaoi has been purely fictional (which I agree that a LOT of people try and force it into the real world).
1. I can't really answer this. I'm sure I've thought this in my younger years. I believe people use the imaginary, sometimes unr...... 3 reply
Here's the deal.
When I was younger (ages 16 and below) I was interested in reading rape yaoi and even thought it was hot. I always thought to myself, "yaoi is fiction, this isn't happening for real." and I felt better reading it with that mindset.
But yaoi, and many other manga, replicate situations from the real world, making the rape more believ...... reply