Yaoi and you

[grifstar]

Random disscusion that popped up during IMing and OOC stuff. Being that I've never stated my own actual views on the matter I figured to take the time now.


I used to hate yaoi with a great passion. The whole idea behind it just disturbed me.. Though I later just learned to accept it. I could honestly care less about it.

In more recent times I have actually went more into this realm, just to see what the hell is was about that fangirls seemed so obsessed about. After several seeing it several times, I've realised that really could care less about it, and fail to see why so many love it O.o. Of course, you're talking to somebody who has no effect by guys people claim to be 'hot' and other pointless things around that.

Also I have noticed that overall generic stereotype of it. All it really is is the same damn thing, just replace different people and where it takes place, and walla, yaoi.. how creative and well thought of X.x

And yet it still saddens me how deeply topics like yaoi, yuri, and even hentai are and how damn common it is in the fanbase world. Probably 7/10 of the doujins you find have atleast one of these contents in it, which again, I think ruins it because it really just boils down to "hey, those two guys are hot, let's just make them make out in the most intense way ever just because and we are probably just sick perverts anyway."

Unless I find something that proves me wrong.... it can all just burn in a hole somewhere for all I care. I just stand neutral with it though.

Comments

[kaitou-marina.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with being a sick pervert?

[grifstar.livejournal.com]

erm... many things....... O.o;

[kaitou-marina.livejournal.com]

Like what? I like yaoi, I must be a sick pervert then XD I don't find anything wrong with it. There's nothing wrong with being interested in sexual things, it's all a matter of preference. I respect your position NOT to be interested in sexual things, many people aren't, and I'd never say there was anything wrong with you for it.

[grifstar.livejournal.com]

well, I didn't say you have to be if you like it.. just that I'm pretty that a good amount of them are.

[kaitou-marina.livejournal.com]

I probably am a sick pervert, and I don't see what's wrong with it, is what I'm saying. I'm not hurting anyone, am I? XD I like Elricest, doesn't that automatically land me in the sick pervert boat? However, I don't force it on anyone else and I'm not actually forcing two REAL brothers to commit the social taboo of incest, so I really don't see what the problem would be or what would be wrong with me being a sick pervert. *shrugs*

[grifstar.livejournal.com]

True, true. It's not completely black and white though. I mean, it's okay if you're into that sort of stuff. But there's probably a limit to just how far you can go at some point.. O.o

As for the actual pairings themselves, if it seems like a reasonable pair, then it doesn't bother me too much. Doesn't matter if they are related or not (well, maybe to some degree for me X.x;). I just hate seeing those that are just two completely random people and/or just a group that just wouldn't get along at all.. I guess that depends on how it's presented though.

But otherwise, like I said before.. After you see 2 or 3 of them, it's pretty much just the same thing over and over.. or that's how it seemed for me anyway XD;;

[liesk.livejournal.com]

If I know anything about psychology, then the point at which it [and anything else of such things] goes too far is when it interferes with the person's ability to function normally, or harms another person.