No.3664[Reply][Last 50 Posts]
The sentence "If you'd replace one or two of the main leads with women, nothing changes" made me wonder if Yoai or Bl can benefit from a bit of realism. I'm on camp neutral, personally. I don't mind some reality in my m/m smut, but one of the reasons I like BL and Joseimuke is the decoupling expectations.
Men in these stories are borne under an idealized version women yearned for but never got because society at large forces men to be something they're not, and they all believe it. Buying into lies has caused men to double down on their misogyny over the years, harming both women, children, and themselves. And when they do reach that truth, they either blot it out or troon it out. Men can never learn, so I've relegated myself to BL, as stupid as it sounds. I feel I have the most control when reality proves disappointing.
(btw, is this best place to post? /ot/ seemed promising but I choose /ffs/ instead. Made the most sense and honestly, I just wanna screech about pet theories. Please don't clown on me lol)
152 posts and 40 image replies omitted. Click reply to view. No.11121
Tbh I like BL best when they act unrealistic. When they act like irl gay men, it's not BL anymore. If you've ever spoken to a gay man, they tend to be annoying, mean, and needlessly particular… I wouldn't want that in a manga unless the author was setting that person up to get their shit kicked in.
No.11216
>>11121Agreed. BL is distinctly a female product, and let's be honest, women write men with more consideration and care than men do.
No.11217
>>11121>>11216It's freeing as an author to focus on what you want to do instead of worrying about representation or this and that. There's an entire world of gay literature to dive into, but most people who complain about unrealistic BL just want to complain or act holier-than-thou.