Yaoi is a genre created by women for women. Real gay men are honestly rarely involved. Its literal purpose is to sexualize gay couples for the entertainment of girls. Also, traditional yaoi (Japanese manga) can be very toxic in the way it 1) leads to girls fetishizing and dehumanizing male gay couples 2) portraying the bottom as the "woman" and 3) ...... reply
its not surprising to me that its popular despite the awful assaults. that shit is unfortunately pretty common in BL and its disgusting. many readers dont see the issue with it but im glad more are speaking out about it 1 reply
This is a common opinion but JINX, and also most BDSM BLs (will talk about in the replies). They really need to interview authors like that bc i cannot understand why they consistently choose to make the most irredeemable MLs. Jinx is def the worst ive read in terms of the MLs personality, he is legit not just a rapist but insufferable.
Idk if an...... 3 reply
for BL, the amount of romanticized sexual assault is absolutely insane and ive been saying it for years. crazy fans will defend it saying "its just fiction" but we literally know that fiction influences reality. there are countless stories where the top will SA the bottom and the bottom will enjoy it and end up forgiving him, like what messages doe...... reply
Some of yall might recognize me cuz i comment all the time here about rape culture because im passionate about it, and I dont think enough people care about it. So I'm gonna vent.
I dont know how its 2024 and people are still using the "its fiction" excuse. unless ur like 12, you should know that fiction can absolutely perpetuate rape culture. and...... 3 reply
I mean I can't imagine that people who use neopronouns, especially ridiculous ones like catself, expect other people to use them, or at least people who arent close friends. If you call them by they/them i DOUBT they would be offended. reply
