(copy/past for support) It’s baffling how certain discussions around BL stubbornly rely on titles like Painter of the Night and BJ Alex as if they’re definitive proof that BL is exclusively made for women. These examples are consistently dragged out to represent an entire genre, ignoring the vast number of BL works that don’t revolve around ......
I feel like people are misunderstanding "made for women" as "only women can read it" Yes BL is made for women, but other genders can read it. BL being "made for women" just means there are specific writing and advertising choices made that are intentionally added to generally appeal to what women like. Everything has a target demographic like how ......
Wait really I haven't heard about any of this? And no it shouldn't it matter just because it's made by a specific gender doesn't mean it's made for that specific gender so its fine. And I'm pretty sure author's wants to SHARE their story to variety of people, hoping their story gain popularity by MANY so whoever made that point is wrong. Dont worry......
just bc BL features lgbtq+ characters doesn't mean that the author write it with the lgbtq+ community in mind. it has historically been a genre dominated by women, straight or not, for other women to enjoy, but it's honestly hard to say what the collective motivation is for women making BL because there's such a wide variety of authors. there are g......
You know the bl and gender things yesterday