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in the end, it's really about not taking fiction as reality. You can read yaoi bit you NEED to know that there is a huge difference between a real life gay relationship and a yaoi gay relationship.   1 reply
09 05,2021
Honestly it really depends on the yaoi. Like- it really really depends on the yaoi. Wait I should clarify lmao. I thought you were asking why people say yaoi is catered towards women. And honestly some yaoi is catered towards fujushi's because that's where the market is? I mean, it's easier for straight women to say they like bl than for a guy to ......   reply
09 05,2021
Just wanted to state that the premise of yaoi being between men, does not mean the story is or isn't aimed at females. ofc the target audience is exactly that, the target. All are welcome to enjoy the media they enjoy most. Like with all fiction, if the audience enjoy themselves without it incorrectly influencing their non-fictional views/stereoty......   reply
09 05,2021
I agree also it's for everyone don't gatekeep shit it's annoying lmao   reply
09 05,2021
I wanna make myself clearer bc I’ve been stalking my topic (lmao) for a while since I can’t sleep. It isn’t that I don’t know that yaoi was first made for women, I just feel sad when fellow women who read yaoi gatekeep gay men from the genre... same with some other stuff... I genuinely think all genres, no matter what they are, are to be ......   1 reply
09 05,2021
The target audience for yaoi is women, actually I'm pretty sure yaoi is a subgenre of shoujo. Bara's target audience is gay men. But of course, that's just who it's marketed to. Just like how shounen is 'for young boys', etc. It's just the target demographic, you can like whatever genre you want.   reply
09 05,2021
it's not exactly wrong to say that "yaoi" boys love or whatever you want to call it is aimed at women, because it is. When people make and write yaoi usually their target demographic is Women. Which is a whole nother problem in itself, seeing as theyre profiting off of mlm/nblm for straight womens money and enjoyment. It shouldn't be for women, it ......   2 reply
09 05,2021
I don't know whether I understand your point so feel free to correct me. But if you go back to how the yaoi genre came to be, yaoi or BL (boy's love) is actually really catered for women by women. Majority of the first yaoi pieces(manga/manhwa/LN) were created by women (and majority are still by women). It's not entirely wrong to say because that's......   1 reply
09 05,2021
I mean for me it’s on discussion like this I don’t have much to say. Because I am a non binary bisexual. I hate the the way yuri is set towards the male gaze that I don’t even try to look for them but I hate the hate I get for reading Yaoi. So I end up reading straight shit. So yeah   reply
09 05,2021
As a gay guy, yaoi is literally made for the consumption of women primarily. And that's not a bad thing. Gei Comics/Bara are made for the consumption of gay men primarily. It's not a big deal. Edit: this isn't to say those outside of these groups can't consume these medias, just that they are the primary target audience for marketing and such   1 reply
09 05,2021