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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-05-29 06:53 pm

[ SECRET POST #2339 ]


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(Anonymous) 2013-05-30 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
NAYRT

I agree. I think it makes sense for girls to be drawn to boys/men who are attractive but not particularly sexually threatening. There are always going to be exceptions, of course. Also, it's only fair to point out that a guy doesn't need to look hyper-masculine to be tough and manly - consider the elves in the LotR movies.

Personally, I liked more boyish, less masculine guys when I was younger, and more masculine guys now. A large part of that, though, is that I like guys close to my own age and it's not that easy for a dude in his 30s to pull off the whole bishonen look. At the same time, I like slash more now than I used to (although I prefer it with relatively mature, masculine guys).
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[identity profile] childings.livejournal.com 2013-05-30 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Like I said, I don't think this is universal but also not all that uncommon. That's one reason I get initially defensive of pop idols like Bieber or the Jonas Brothers (though I can't defend everything they say and believe, but that's partially because they have this annoying conservative wholesome image to uphold). The whole point they exist is so teenage girls have some outlet to express their sexuality that's acceptable, and I think that's basically what slash/yaoi is to a lot of teenage girls, which might be why some people think it's a phase most women grow out of.