ok, hooooly fuck, people do not seem to understand the fuck anime pretty boys post.

Uh, damn. People REALLY did not seem to like my "fuck anime pretty boys" post. I, uh, wasn't TRYING to start a debate or get people to agree with me, i was just venting and joking around.

I'm sorry about the "testosterone" part. That was my failed attempt at a joke.

Just, let me explain what I actually think:

I don't care for anime guys with more feminine designs. The main reason has nothing to do with the fact that they're feminine- it's more that feminine male anime characters tend to have cookie-cutter personalities and goals.

Yes, I prefer masculine characters in general. This isn't just regarding men; I prefer masculine or tomboy female characters more that feminine characters as well. However, I'm not saying that femininity isn't valid, and I have no idea how people got to that conclusion.

Feminine male anime characters (Think Sebastian and Claude from Black Butler or Giorno Giovanna, not someone like Honey Senpai from Ouran Host Club), in my experience, tend to be very bland characters. They're calm, reserved, and angsty messes, and almost every show has one. I find these characters to be pretty annoying, because they tend to not have personality or emotions. They don't have personal interests, the only thing they're focused on is their goal, and even then they don't seem very interested in it.

This reminds me a lot of the male love interests in early bishounen works, which I also don't care for; hence, the "bishounen bullshit" line.

And speaking of not being into their goal, that's where the "testosterone" and "passion" parts come in. Since I had just ranted about how i preferred masculinty, I thought it would be funny to get super pumped about testosterone, as it's associated with passion. That's all it was, a not-well-thought-out joke. I'm sorry if it came across as me shaming anyone.

My line about anime dudes acting like dudes, again, has nothing to do with masculinity, and instead is about personality and goals. I just want them to seem realistic and have diversity in personality. In my opinion, we don't have enough anime characters that just seem like average people. No tragic backstory or revenge plot, just someone living their life. I'm not saying that mascilinity equals being a dude, and I never said that.

Also, on a smaller note, yes. I prefer guys on the masculine side. If you're going to hate on me for that, then go ahead, whatever. This isn't due to conservative rhetoric; I used to like anime guys that were more on the feminine side, but as I grew older I grew an appreciation for more masculine characters. This has nothing to do with the "issues" i see in anime. I just want to see more characters that I like. Is that so bad?

Anyways, I am very sorry if anyone took my post as hurtful or upsetting. I only just now woke up, and I wrote this at like, 1 am in 5 minutes. I didn't put enough thought into it.

Thank you,
-queer

TL;DR: Post before was a joke. I just like masculine anime dudes and find angsty "heros" to be annoying. Anything else "implied" was unintentional, and I'm sorry.