crazy how most of the "bl is gross and bad and fetishizes gay men" ppl talking very loudly are, in fact, not gay men

& #39;have you heard of bara& #39; like every gay man is masc4masc and into muscles and body hair https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> the homophobia

also the blind racism bc instead of discussing western fandom& #39;s consumption and treatment of gay men esp when it comes to bl fandom, its "THIS GENRE IS BAD" bc they dont know shit about the actual genre, nor the fucking country it comes from

i still cant fucking get over "uh have you heard of bara" like they unlocked the gay media code to silence the person they were talking to shdjfks

this thread is stupid but yeah i value the words of gay and bi men (not boys, fr) and especially japanese men in the discussion of how aspects of bl and especially yaoi fetishize their literal lived existences, i grew up on tumblr, im Tired

(disclaimer to say ive tried my best to get the japanese perspective on the genre, and its a complex issue for both women and gay men that i rlly have literally no quarter commenting on in the first place tbh tbh)