[ SECRET POST #3705 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3705 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Bonnie Bennett, from The Vampire Diaries]


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[Criminal Minds, Alvez/Garcia]


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[Barton Fink]


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07. [(possible) SPOILERS for Supernatural]













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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT, but my impression is that it's actually neither.

BL and yaoi are aimed specifically at straight Japanese women. I've heard it directly from some Japanese BL fans that they self-insert as the smaller/daintier of the couple. It makes them feel more empowered to see themselves as a man, because they have more power/opportunities, but they also want to be loved by men (since they're straight).

So it's not homophobia, it's sexism at the heart of it. Which is still rampant in Japan.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I would consider that the latter, then. If it's an empowerment fantasy, they would be turned off by the stories being about actual gay men.

This explanation makes a lot of sense to me. And I think it's probably the case for many/most BL fans outside Japan, too.

[(Anonymous)]

Uhm, according to people ho have researched this shit, most BL readers don't self insert, they just enjoy watching the guys fuck each other.