your thoughts on authors portraying homophobia in their BL stories?
Honestly, I see a lot of people don't like it. I always thought, 'Oh, it’s because straight people feel uncomfortable seeing what society puts queer people through, so they’d rather view gay men as objects of fantasy than think about their struggles.' But apparently, that’s not the case—queer people also hate it.
As for me, I don’t hate it. A lot of BL fans are homophobic, so reading media that challenges their beliefs and makes them reflect on the flaws in their morals is, in my opinion, a good thing. It also makes me relate to the characters. Being queer in a conservative country is tough, and seeing characters go through the same struggles as me makes me feel seen.
I do wish GL explored homophobia more. They often make being a lesbian seem easy, which isn’t realistic. The only GL that felt relatable to my experience was Run Away With Me, Girl.
i love seeing homophobia addressed in fiction. personally for me to like and fall in love with a story I need it to be relatable and when they show one of the most common experiences a queer person faces, I find it relatable and will end up liking it over a story with all fluff. i do love the idealistic stories but I like the realistic ones more be......
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I love stories that adress homophobia. But i also love stories that are cutsey and in a world wheres theres no homophobia.
For me personally i dont see why things have to be one or the other. If anything i want more queer stories to be written so theres a diverse selection for people to read from. I want writers who can and want to adress serious ......
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i find it odd when stories don’t address or at least allude to homophobia, especially in real world settings. is it handled well? i find it hard to see how it couldn't be, unless the author is implicitly justifying the phobia.
i think its weirder when stories that omit homophobia without establishing a specific world building context feel unre......
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