We kinda need to talk about how gay people are being fetishized throughout the BL/Yaoi community. Yes, BL can bring some good gay representation but it can be a problem if you
1) completely ignore all the problems that make the said BL problematic because the sex scenes are 'hot'. If you arent able to separate a sex scene from a literal rapey situation just because two men are having intercourse, that's not a good sign at all.
2) make BL references that carry on to things that aren't even BL-related (Literally, the other day I saw an Instagram post on how to draw waists. WAISTS. and people in the comments were making references to 'Top' and 'Bottom' and going so far as to calling it a 'yaoi reference' This is not fucking okay.), and even real life. Shipping people in real life is not okay.
3) use the 'fiction isn't reality, therefore it's okay to glorify problematic media' argument to justify these behaviours. 1. Fiction is often based on reality, 2. If a manga was made featuring incest, pedophilia, rape etc. (Ive been using that word too much sorry lol couldn't find a better one bc my English isn't that great) would that not say something about what the author thinks and finds acceptable? Whatever fiction you look at is always going to be a reflection of what's in the creator's mind, so yes reality and fiction are related.
Feel free to have a discussion or add anything I didn't put here under this post.
1) completely ignore all the problems that make the said BL problematic because the sex scenes are 'hot'. If you arent able to separate a sex scene from a literal rapey situation just because two men are having intercourse, that's not a good sign at all.
2) make BL references that carry on to things that aren't even BL-related (Literally, the other day I saw an Instagram post on how to draw waists. WAISTS. and people in the comments were making references to 'Top' and 'Bottom' and going so far as to calling it a 'yaoi reference' This is not fucking okay.), and even real life. Shipping people in real life is not okay.
3) use the 'fiction isn't reality, therefore it's okay to glorify problematic media' argument to justify these behaviours. 1. Fiction is often based on reality, 2. If a manga was made featuring incest, pedophilia, rape etc. (Ive been using that word too much sorry lol couldn't find a better one bc my English isn't that great) would that not say something about what the author thinks and finds acceptable? Whatever fiction you look at is always going to be a reflection of what's in the creator's mind, so yes reality and fiction are related.
Feel free to have a discussion or add anything I didn't put here under this post.
2021-05-03 03:31 marked
manhwa recs (link) for stories with depressesd main characters? i dont want grimdark just need a story where someone with depression finds happiness :') i need that hope
2021-02-18 14:35 marked
Any recommendation about a hardcore BL?(▰˘◡˘▰)
2021-02-01 07:35 marked
Hellooo pls recommend some BL wherein they establish relationship first before doing anything sexual (｡◕‿‿◕｡)
I've already read cherry blossoms after winter so that one's crossed out now, tysm!
I've already read cherry blossoms after winter so that one's crossed out now, tysm!
2021-01-28 14:14 marked
Heyy am curious about what the others saying about the toxic of a bl manga manhwa or manhua pls educate me
2021-01-23 16:18 marked
// mentions of r@pe, p3d0philia, and SA