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[danabahn]

Dang, I've learned how to make my Anidb list public... I like Anidb more and more...

And the yaoi fandom goes on being such a pain a crazy thing sometimes...
http://gynocrat.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/yaoi-fangirls-arent-even-fans-of-yaoi/

Cara

Comments

[anderson_t]

Dude, this is dates from July. Little late on the trigger, eh? Actually, my arguement was more or less validated here: http://comipress.com/article/2006/08/24/624

Perhaps the Comipress article will make the fandom less 'painful' for you.

[danabahn]

Ha ha, indeed it is, I just remembered your post cuz of some things I've been thinking. I agree with you, I actually had the brazilian yaoi fandom in mind... I notice that brazilian yaoi fans prefer to talk about fanfictions and fanarts, so most seem more aimai fans than yaoi fans, your post made me start to think about this difference. I don't really have a problem with aimai, but I just feel like I'm out of place sometimes... Like, I can't talk about original bl in portuguese (except with a few close friends), it's like talking to the walls. ^^'

My pain is not that painfull, it's just me talking to myself. I never elaborate too much cuz I don't think anyone reads my lj... ^^'

And thanks a lot for the link, that was an interesting article too. :D

[anderson_t]

When you link to my blog, it tell me. ^_^; and you have at least 11 steady readers that my stats display. LOL!

I just hate being lumped in there under the 'yaoi fangirl' umbrella when it's an insult aimed at all fans of 'male on male', when they're insulting the actual notion of 'slasher-girls'. I linked that article because, in Japan, there are two kinds of BL fans also, so I guess it's universal.

[danabahn]

Ah, so that's it. I know nothing about these wonderful tools of websites and blogs, excuse my ignorance... ^^' But I hope you don't mind me linking to your blog, even if I'm outdated. :)

Yup, I don't like being mistaken by (and insulted as) a slasher girl too. I slash too, but I don't do it all the time, - maybe I'm getting old and tired... =p I'm even amazed at myself that I could watch Fullmetal Alchemist on TV here paying attention to the actual plot instead of having dirty thoughts. XD But what gets me pissed is that everytime I try to see how are the fans here going, it seems they remain in the stage of slasher fans forever, they never talk about "true yaoi/bl", they never go further, they keep inside the fandoms, ignoring Japan's industry that offers more than just anime and doujinshi, ignoring articles in english cuz most don't know english, defining the whole BL scene with fanfiction vocabulary... *sigh* I mean, not everyone is like this, but the vocal majority seems so... :/

Rambling...due to Lack of Coping Chocolate.

[anderson_t]

I don't mind, but just remember, not everyone likes what I have to say on any given Sunday ^^; be prepped for wank-by-proxy. XD

In the west it's tough. There are only 'ai-mai' fen who live to slash and look for hints in any given shounen/seinen series, but couldn't be bothered with anything by Nitta, Sadahiro et al. These are the girls that piss off non-yaoi fans; but those same non-yaoi fans are so quit to lump that behavior off on those of us who aren't like that.
*emo tear-with a drop of rage*

It's exremely frustrating for me because, I'm a BL writer who loves yanki, seinen, and some shounen, and when I enter into any given fandom, I get warnings and requests like...please don't slash or yaoi here, ok? WTF? The assumption is automatic I'll hate you, defend pairings, evoke Godwins on Gay rights, etc without even taking the time to consider that I just might be a manga/anime fan like they are. 0_0.
[On that note, my journal entry ended so bitterly, because at one manga list, I was deemed full of it. Their reason: Because