LovelessLover's answer (8)

No, it was never intended to represent the reality or norms in malexmale relationships. It's like how settings in shoujo manga aren't a good basis on how to have a successful relationship between hetero couples. These are just works of fiction that are made to feed and satiate our own fantasies.   2 reply

Hello! About the whole "It's fiction, not reality" response most people give to this sort of rant, I'm pretty sure it's meant that characters depicted in a story where they are abused is not an actual issue. Compared to a living, breathing human being that is a victim of abuse, a character is an imaginary figure that has no conscience or ability t......   2 reply

Experience.   reply

It's a matter that shouldn't rely on the individual's disposition or life experiences, since fiction is, after all, just a fantasy brought to life through paper and ink.....or software programs.   reply

I would say it's because people are mixing up the terms "sex"(biological aspect) and "gender"(self expression). Sexuality refers to attraction to sex. Heterosexual- attraction to the opposite sex from yourself Homosexual-attraction to the same sex as yourself Bisexual-attraction to both sexes Asexual-without attraction to the sexes There are o......   reply

It's a woman that likes bl works. (Fudanshi is for men.) It is not necessarily that readers fetishize gay men(though some women are like that), but that we can escape from the expectations/pressures associated with being women in our society, and immerse ourselves in a world that focuses on men. Or, in a lot of people's cases, they don't give a s......   reply

I would be stuck with a dripping wet, stripping Mano from Vampire Library. If that really could happen, I'd be able to keep my usual poker face up, but I'd be squealing sooo hard on the inside! >///   reply

Nothing you do, or traits you possess, is necessarily a reason for why a person should stalk you. The world is just full of weirdos with typically malicious/disrespectful intentions that they decide to act upon. I have had strange men come up to me before, and it is important to act calm and confident when interacting with these types of people. ......   reply