I have opinions!
Akise Aru of Future Diary is your stereotypical yaoi fanservice character. He very clearly says he loves the main character (it's unrequited, naturally), and even says that Yukiteru is the only thing that really matters to him. As a result, the entire female side of the fandom loves him, and the subsequent pairing is easily the most popular.
On the other hand, Yuno is the same way. She puts every other yandere that ever existed to shame, for reasons too numerous to mention here. And what is the reaction of the same fans who love Akise? To bash her, naturally.
Now granted, Yuno is psychotic. Anybody who shows the remote possibility of getting in-between her and Yukiteru she is very willing to physically harm, even his mother. But this belies the larger problem. This problem is the inherent hypocrisy of these fans, as Yuno is not the only character they do this to.
Any female character who is in love with a male character and considers his well-being one of her top priorities is ruthlessly hammered. From Tifa from Final Fantasy, to Relena from Gundam Wing, to Cheria from Tales of, and so on. Yet when the shoe is on the other foot, not only is it ignored, but encouraged.
I am not saying you have to like any of these female characters who do this. What I am saying is not to love the male characters who do it at the same time. It's horribly hypocritical and frankly, misogynist.
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On the other hand, Yuno is the same way. She puts every other yandere that ever existed to shame, for reasons too numerous to mention here. And what is the reaction of the same fans who love Akise? To bash her, naturally.
Now granted, Yuno is psychotic. Anybody who shows the remote possibility of getting in-between her and Yukiteru she is very willing to physically harm, even his mother. But this belies the larger problem. This problem is the inherent hypocrisy of these fans, as Yuno is not the only character they do this to.
Any female character who is in love with a male character and considers his well-being one of her top priorities is ruthlessly hammered. From Tifa from Final Fantasy, to Relena from Gundam Wing, to Cheria from Tales of, and so on. Yet when the shoe is on the other foot, not only is it ignored, but encouraged.
I am not saying you have to like any of these female characters who do this. What I am saying is not to love the male characters who do it at the same time. It's horribly hypocritical and frankly, misogynist.
This entry was originally posted at http://slayerofgod.dreamwidth.org/27258.html. Please comment there using OpenID.