am i homophobic for liking yaoi?

weirdogayhoodlum March 22, 2018 10:26 pm

all I ever hear from these antis on tumblr is about how fujoshis are homophobic for liking yaoi, saying were fetishisizing gay mean and sterotyping them. but its fiction??

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    gay 80s guy March 22, 2018 11:35 pm

    oh shit this fucking arguement. like whatever the fuck you like, i dont care im not your mom, and tumblr just doesnt like anything but they are kind of right. _kind of_

    vaisravana March 22, 2018 11:35 pm
    While I may not agree with everything stated, I'd say you give a pretty adequate explanation for fetishization. Okarisu

    I'm glad you think so! I always find it a bit tricky to explain things to those who can't experience them first-hand. (and thank you for voicing your disagreement respectfully! sometimes people get a bit too heated for proper reasoning, so discussions where one can be firm about what they stand for while remaining impartial are really nice.)

    weirdogayhoodlum March 23, 2018 12:00 am
    It's less the 'liking yaoi' part and more the behavior of most people who call themselves fujoshis. it's not uncommon to see people around here saying shit like wishing they were gay/wishing their future childr... vaisravana

    thank you (: that was very insightful.

    chizaman March 23, 2018 12:47 am

    That first point is debatable, but the second two are pretty accurate.

    Anonymous March 23, 2018 12:52 am
    the concept is applied only to minorities because they are at disadvantage in society, and fetishizing those minorities means perpetuating the stigma that surrounds them with labels such as weird/unnatural/ecce... vaisravana

    This!
    Being a gay guy and constantly seeing “yaoi fangirls” obsess over gay sex is extremely discomforting (esp when they try to defend their obvious fetishization w/ bullshit points)

    Anonymous March 23, 2018 1:32 am
    It isn't the same. You can't fetishize straight people.Please don't try and telling gay people what does or does not fetishize us. Okarisu

    What...the...fuck? Yes you can fetishize straight people. How can you say such a thing and not recognize there are straight members in minority groups as well? Straight, asian men are seen as a hot commodity, because of kpop popularity. They're treated like sex symbols and described as "exotic". Straight, black men go through the same turmoil. What do you think the common stereotype about their "size" perpetuates? A feshitize desire. Straight, black women are festishize because of their bodies, yet are continually labeled "less desirable." Asian women are festishized, because of their so called "meek" personalities. They're sought after by people who like going on a power trip.....the list goes on. I'd like to add sexuality in no way dictates who is feshitized and who isn't. Nor does race. Nor does minority status. Atleast give INDIVIDUALS (gay, straight, bi, etc) the right to decide when they feel festishized, including the privileged, white, straight, cis, men.

    Okarisu March 23, 2018 3:39 am
    What...the...fuck? Yes you can fetishize straight people. How can you say such a thing and not recognize there are straight members in minority groups as well? Straight, asian men are seen as a hot commodity, b... @Anonymous

    Omg, are you serious? I meant you can’t fetishize someone for BEING straight. Of course you can fetishize people for their size, ethnicity, etc.