This is really funny because I wasn't always a fujoshi. When I started reading manga in high school, it was mainly shoujo or jousei that I was reading. It wasn't till I got to college that I got more into BL. For me, I don't like to call BL "gay hentai" because that is a blanket statement. Hentai is porn, and porn doesn't have very interesting plot......   reply
20 01,2019
Neow 20 01,2019
Most porn are aimed at straight men, even the gay porn out there excludes their female audience. Everytime I look for porn, theres always a huge unattractive man chocking a tiny woman, pulling her hair or other various forms of domination which is really scary and unpleasant to me. Most yaoi I tend to come across and nice and sweet, focusing on bot......   1 reply
20 01,2019
I remember first watching a yaoi and feeling uncomfortable but I was VERY curious, and you can guess exactly what happened lol   reply
20 01,2019
special reason ??? I do not have one, I just like manga, and it's not just about the yaoi genre, The world of manga and anime is very interesting, I love authors who create twisted, sweet, serious, etc. stories, it's good to tear yourself away from the reality, and how they are drawn (they have talent) http://www.mangago.me/home/photo/3340916/ http......   reply
20 01,2019
why I love yaoi more than any other type of romance is because the men are more emotional to each other than in the straight relationships. Plus I love the Manxman ( just like men love to get off on femalexfemale it's the same for yaoi ). ps. I don't really like watch straight relationships because the women are too innocent or when they sleep wit......   reply
20 01,2019
I think people are so drawn in by yaoi because it's so hard to find media representation of male struggles with romance and feeling. In all other media the stereotypical idea of 'manliness' and guys being all tough and above feelings is pushed and presented in every possible way. In yaoi, you get a romantic plot between two guys that just kinda hel......   2 reply
20 01,2019
I get asked the same question all the time because I only and exclusively read or watch BL stuff (manga, TV series, films, books, etc.). There are 3 things I find most fascinating about Yaoi; 1) The plots : I found many Yaoi stories with very interesting plots which I have never seen before in the work of other romance of other genres (like heter......   2 reply
20 01,2019
Kau 20 01,2019
One of the reasons for me, is to see guys be so tender with each other, and so affectionate. It's adorable. It's cuz guys are always told to be super manly and not show emotion and all that, so something like yaoi is so refreshing. Of course, this is also why I like shounen ai, or even non-romantic bromances. I don't think it's a superior form of......   reply
20 01,2019
Well, as you said it's gay hentai but it's more than that. For me, what made it special is the sex scenes and the plot, for a good yaoi. A few years ago, there were not many josei/seinen with explicit sex scenes. Now, a lot of webtoon, for example, are hentai-ish, unlike before. Besides, a lot of yaoi have a very good plot that changes from the t......   1 reply
20 01,2019
wtf
20 01,2019
Can fujoshis please explain to me what they find so interesting about yaoi? I've seen a lot of fujoshis that put yaoi up on a pedestal like it's the superior form of media, when it's really just gay hentai

I can enjoy a good BL story, but I'm confused as to why some fujoshis argue that it's better than stories with hetero relationships, and even going as far as to say "it would be better if it was yaoi"

I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. I'm just very curious to hear others' opinions on the matter
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