Pseudo Cultural Critic-Fan Girl Moment
I love it when mainstream media acknowledge subcultures in an honest way, earnestly evaluating their popularity and why they resonate with so many people. That's why my content-with-society meter went up a natch when I saw this:
Do you see that? That's the suggestion of yaoi on the front page of the New York Times, in the same frame as "Paul Krugman" and "Nick Kristof." I don't actually read yaoi, but the inner dork in me is all like ~ooooh anime on a legit news site and it's not being condemned for promoting anti-social behavior~
Too bad the article itself doesn't explore the popularity and emergence of gender bending romances in manga--it just mentions two titles the blogger is considering reading.
I was full out giddy when I saw this about a year ago:
My OT5 on NPR online!
Do you see that? That's the suggestion of yaoi on the front page of the New York Times, in the same frame as "Paul Krugman" and "Nick Kristof." I don't actually read yaoi, but the inner dork in me is all like ~ooooh anime on a legit news site and it's not being condemned for promoting anti-social behavior~
Too bad the article itself doesn't explore the popularity and emergence of gender bending romances in manga--it just mentions two titles the blogger is considering reading.
I was full out giddy when I saw this about a year ago:
My OT5 on NPR online!