I think it's because it's mainly girls who read bls that's why they want switches. If you noticed the girls who commented on this thread, they have already expressed preference to be the top or "dominant" in their rs, wc is also reflective on how my lesbian/fem-bi friends present and want to be seen as (I'm part of several lgbt groups and is fortun...... 1 reply
Coz it really is like fast fashion where clothes are produced in mass cheaply because the consumers wanna look good without spending the same amount for quality brands. It's the same for BLs (and even het works) people want to read something to mainly feel good so they don't wanna invest the time for quality plot and worldbuilding since these are u...... reply
just wanna say, following this topic for ya'll answers. I see some titles here that's currently on my TBR list, thank you for spoiling dem works and saving me the frustration of going through them myself first. reply
it could just be coz you're young so you're highly idealistic and naive, but you need to look at the situation clearly first to see where it went wrong. Is it really homosexuals or the actions in BLs happening live in front of you that's making you feel off?
Say, a person who looks and acts gay sits beside you, just scrolling through their phone,...... reply
I thought I was barely touching grass but there's apparently tea brewing on this whack ass site that I didn't know? Throw me some bone on this, anyone who can spill? who dfq's Hajun and why were they doxxed? just for venting something? 1 reply
Is it just me or is like 90% of BL pairing nowadays usually consists of older bottom x younger top? I really can't complain, I have favorite pairings that belong in this category, my only insignificant issue is it (sometimes) generate overly puppy-semes which can get pretty boring for me. I also understand that it's like retaliation to the former yaoi trend of the reverse coupling where it's the top who is older and has more power.
But really, it's starting to feel like the big-tit uke trend 2.0 wherein the authors are really just in it to emphasize the uke as replacements for the female readers, by that I mean, since the market for these works are usually women who are nearing their middle age, or maybe the author themself is one, they might've leaned more into this for relatability?
Again, nothing against this, I just like getting insights on trends. For instance that big-tit uke trend can be correlated to the body positivity movement at the time + that ahegao meme where busty hentai characters were subtly incorporated to jokes, so the marketing for publishing those works were effective for a while but not really for long. And yes, there are still beefy ukes nowadays but rarely do I see one with pecs that can be mistaken for milking tatas lol.
I genuinely like that more BL pairings are older, god knows how rampant ageism is in queer communities irl, so to create stories that treat this development as normal and beautiful is good in my books, I'm just wondering why the older one gotta be the bottom almost everytime?
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