This is something that constantly bothers me , which is also why I don't try out new bl or yuri mangas to read anymore as it kinda makes things unrealistic at times... If you dont know what straight washing is, then some examples that we see often would be when either everyone is okay with homosexuality (yeah not so true in some asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and China---) , every character is gay, the couple are open to their relationship in public and never get discriminated, that whole uke and seme dynamic where the uke is thin and small (looks like a child basically and not a man) and the seme is all big and manly I guess.... Oh and the unrealistic sex parts we see sometimes.. Not a big issue I guess but still-
The phrase you're looking for is "heteronormalizing lgbt+ relationships", and no, it's not "not a big issue". It's absolutely an issue.
Making lgbt+ people "more digestible" for straight readers is fucking offensive. Purposely making lgbt+ relationships look "more like straight people's" for any reason is fucking bullshit and needs to stop. 1 reply
So basically heteronormativity right? Yeah I hate it with passion but in bl the works doesn't get famous most of the time if it's not heteronormative because most readers aren't interested in seeing actual LGBTQ representation. So the authors keep making these kinds of content to earn more money. reply
I think you might have the name backwards. If everyone in the story is gay or whatever, then wouldn't it be Queer Washing. It's like in the movies when they make characters who should be black or asian or whatever white, then it's called White Washing, because they're making everyone white. So to make everyone gay would be Queer Washing, unless I m...... reply