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Dec 19, 2016 6:51 AM
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Have you ever told someone or even hid your love for BL?
I mean as an avid BL reader and watcher I've actually never told my parents that I like what you call "gay love" or "boys love"
My friends think it's weird or they love it too
Dec 19, 2016 7:09 AM
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I don't think it makes for a very good conversation topic among friends or family. I just don't talk about it. Everyone around me just has this secret agreement on it that they all love it but will not talk about it.
Dec 19, 2016 7:11 AM
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I am neither. I love mah waifu and despise the MC because it ain't me. And, I call it BL yaoi, like any other...
Dec 19, 2016 7:12 AM
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I don't have an interest in BL one way or another, it's Girls' Love for me. But to clarify, fudanshi is just a synonym for fujoshi, right?
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Dec 19, 2016 7:14 AM
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InsaneLeader13 said:
I don't have an interest in BL one way or another, it's Girls' Love for me. But to clarify, fudanshi is just a synonym for fujoshi, right?

Yeah, It means a guy who likes BL.

I'm kind of open about it but I don't tell everyone because they'll think I'm weird.
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Dec 19, 2016 7:23 AM
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Thanakos said:
I don't think it makes for a very good conversation topic among friends or family. I just don't talk about it. Everyone around me just has this secret agreement on it that they all love it but will not talk about it.



Same with me I feel like that if you tell your parents their reactions will vary from sour to I don't really mind if you like it or not
Dec 19, 2016 7:30 AM
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minaroyu said:
Thanakos said:
I don't think it makes for a very good conversation topic among friends or family. I just don't talk about it. Everyone around me just has this secret agreement on it that they all love it but will not talk about it.



Same with me I feel like that if you tell your parents their reactions will vary from sour to I don't really mind if you like it or not


I once brought it up in front of my older cousin and she reacted negatively. I only said, 'It's better than the alternative of being into girls, isn't it?', and that was enough to shut her up lol. Oh and yes homosexuality is still a bit of a taboo around here.
Dec 19, 2016 7:45 AM
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I'm pretty open about being a fudanshi. Sure, my parents, coworkers, etc. don't know about it, but pretty much all my friends do, and are fine with it.
Dec 19, 2016 7:46 AM
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I'm open about it, but like most of my interests I don't actually actively talk about it with people outside of my friends and family.
I don't treat my love for BL/GL any differently than I do my love for a TV show, so even if the people around me react negatively about it I don't particularly care.
Homosexuality is a bit frowned upon around where I live as well but I really just don't care enough to hide something I'm interested in lol.
Dec 19, 2016 10:10 AM

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I'm open about being a fujoshi, be it anyone a stranger, a friend or a family member.

Being homophobic is a no go, I mean I can understand people dislike homosexuals for some reason, find them disgusting or ill, but they are humans aswell. I have no one around who would be homophobic so no one really minded me letting open a tab with a yaoi manga or me reading yaoi in public where even strangers could see it. Else I wouldn't care much either.

Dec 19, 2016 10:14 AM

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As a straight male, I guess I borderline what one would call a "Fudanshi." I don't tell people about it, but if someone asked me, maybe I would, or maybe I wouldn't. I don't read Yaoi Manga though, I'd rather just look at solo pictures of girly Anime boys.

Mazjojo draws some pretty "Interesting" stuff.

Dec 19, 2016 10:20 AM

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Seiya said:


Mazjojo draws some pretty "Interesting" stuff.


I couldn't agree more, that stuff is a gem :>

Aug 4, 2017 6:48 AM
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I'm a closeted fujoshi cuz I'm scared what people will think about me but some of my very close friends know and my sister who isn't a fujoshi does too cuz she likes yaoi ships but I don't think I'll ever say to my parents
Aug 4, 2017 7:58 AM

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i dont really go up to anyone and say ''I LOVE GAY THINGS'' because its never a subject i talk about
Aug 4, 2017 8:07 AM

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I enjoy straight, yaoi, yuri, futanari, the occasional bestiality (Is there an anime term for that?)... It's all good. But I don't know anyone who would be interested in my sexual interests, so I don't share them IRL.

Jan 30, 2018 9:54 PM
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I’m a big fan of yaoi or BL but I always feel awkward admitting it to my friends because they think it’s weird. I only have two other friends who are fujoshi so it makes talking about it a bit hard.
Jan 30, 2018 9:55 PM

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Im open fujoshi/fudanshi hater, does that count as well ?
Jan 30, 2018 9:59 PM

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I'm an open fujoshi, obviously :3
No reason to be closet about it
Jan 30, 2018 11:02 PM
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Pretty open about it. But I don't like the term fujoshi. There is a clear cut connotation for that label and it doesn't fit or suit me in anyway. Also don't like the negative implications of it. I don't like stuff because it's two males / females. I love it because of the chemistry and representation.
Jan 30, 2018 11:04 PM
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I like some BL, but not all BL. Same goes for GL. I’m very selective about what I like.
Jan 30, 2018 11:04 PM

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What's the point of telling other people that you like BL? Why would you want to scream your fetish at your family ?



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Jan 31, 2018 5:09 AM
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I'm a fujoshi, and one of my best friends know, we share cute things we see on Instagram and so on.

But hell no. I'd never share that with my parents and other family members except my sister.

I wouldn't exactly say that I'm closet or open. If someone asked me if I liked yaoi then I'd tell them, but I wouldn't just say it just because I felt like it.
Jan 31, 2018 5:14 AM

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I'm open about being a fujoshi online, but I'd never go up to my mother and go "I love looking at anime men fucking each other" lol.
Jan 31, 2018 5:22 AM
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Nope but apparently I am friends with a lot of them.
Jan 31, 2018 6:39 AM
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I'm open about it. My family is aware that I watch BL.
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 AM
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If I like a gay pair, why should I hide it? You wouldn't hide your straight OTPs and Pairs you like either.

Stripes said:
Pretty open about it. But I don't like the term fujoshi. There is a clear cut connotation for that label and it doesn't fit or suit me in anyway. Also don't like the negative implications of it. I don't like stuff because it's two males / females. I love it because of the chemistry and representation.

^ that. ^^
Jan 31, 2018 7:20 AM
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I'm open about reading/watching the genre, and people know about it.

The other issues surrounding it (the origins of the term and whether it can be reclaimed, the squealing fangirls,the fetishization of real life people, the people who think it's an abomination against nature/society/art/the anime industry, ad nauseam) all make me feel exhausted just thinking about them. ಠ_ಠ So I'll save my arguments for a more serious and troll-free discussion.
Jan 31, 2018 7:51 AM

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Gay pairing or not, I don't hide what I like lol. Tbh, I have enjoyed BL and yaoi titles in the past but I've grown a bit wary of the bad portrayals of gay couples.







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Mar 4, 2018 5:27 AM

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I guess I would be a closeted fudanshi. not and overly obsessed though just intriging.
Its deffinately not something to talk about around fam and friends. even yuri. embarrassing 😳
Mar 4, 2018 6:19 AM

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whats the point of a closeted fujoshi? because youre a woman who fetishizes gay men's relationships, and youre too scared to admit you cant appreciate m/m couples like a normal human being?

id consider myself fudanshi only considering my interest in m/m content.
Mar 4, 2018 9:34 AM

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If people bring it up, I will say that I appreciate any sort of relationship. I am not into any of those terms, however. I am not obsessive about it as I once was.
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Mar 5, 2018 3:21 PM

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Nope. I appreciate the cause but I don't worship the cause. I'm not one into shipping, and I treat yaoi/yuri like any other straight couple.
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May 2, 2018 12:44 AM
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I'm pretty open about it. At first I didn't want anyone to know so I kept it a secret from my mom. Eventually, she found out but didn't really care about it at all. I also didn't want my BF to know because I was scared that he'd think I'm weird so I tried to stop being a fujoshi. He found out too but didn't really seem to mind. He did tell me that it bothered him a little bit so I always respected his opinion and I never spoke about it to him or in front of him. He eventually told me that he just couldn't so he broke up with me. I was sad at first but I feel better now since I don't feel like I have to change myself or stop liking things for someone.
May 2, 2018 5:50 AM

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I don't know about that but when I do, I revive thread.
May 2, 2018 5:56 AM

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I'm just the OG Bulgarian. I'm not down with that Yaoi thang
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May 3, 2018 2:55 AM

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I am a fan of yaoi. And also open to yuri.
Guys loves yuri and they hate yaoi.
May 3, 2018 5:51 AM

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I'm pretty open about it, I love yaoi and BL with all my heart. I watch a lot of LGBT themed movies and used to read plenty of doujins. People think it's kinda weird for boys to be into BL butt fuck it.
May 3, 2018 6:15 AM

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Why would I be closet about it :> Nothing to be ashamed of.
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I am a closeted fudanshi. Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu made me realize that.


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May 3, 2018 11:38 AM
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Closeted fujoshi. Don't think family/most friends would get it at all. Though anime in general my family, and some friends know. But MAL is the only place I can be open about it.
May 3, 2018 12:12 PM

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I don't like boy's love-period. Girl's love? Yeah, I can get behind that.
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May 3, 2018 12:28 PM
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I just found a new friend who likes yaoi, was so happy!!!
I never told my family or my classmates of yaoi fandom, bc I was scared they would think I'm was weird.
May 3, 2018 12:29 PM
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I am a closeted fudanshi. Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu made me realize that.

welcome to club fudanshi-kun!!! how is it now that u like yaoi!!!
May 3, 2018 12:33 PM
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I'm pretty open about it. At first I didn't want anyone to know so I kept it a secret from my mom. Eventually, she found out but didn't really care about it at all. I also didn't want my BF to know because I was scared that he'd think I'm weird so I tried to stop being a fujoshi. He found out too but didn't really seem to mind. He did tell me that it bothered him a little bit so I always respected his opinion and I never spoke about it to him or in front of him. He eventually told me that he just couldn't so he broke up with me. I was sad at first but I feel better now since I don't feel like I have to change myself or stop liking things for someone.

I hope you find someone who accepts your likes. I have my worries too, if my partner finds out I'm fujoshi, but if he accepts like it than would be the best !!!
May 3, 2018 12:36 PM
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Kuromii said:
I'm open about being a fujoshi online, but I'd never go up to my mother and go "I love looking at anime men fucking each other" lol.

Yeahhhhh LMAO me too also XD!!! It's so funny to say!!!
May 3, 2018 1:52 PM

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Why would I go around bragging about my lemon fic preferences IRL? Sorry but that's just stupid
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May 3, 2018 3:27 PM

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I keep my bara men's love to myself when it comes to family. Now when it comes anyone outside them, I don't care but I don't really go out of my way to talk about it unless my friends want me to.

I read bara in public before too without any shame, hell, I got a random woman into the genre too. I couldn't believe it either.
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Nemurasan said:
YusakuGodai said:
I am a closeted fudanshi. Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu made me realize that.

welcome to club fudanshi-kun!!! how is it now that u like yaoi!!!

Haha, thanks I guess? Nothing's changed in particular actually. I just freak out sometimes like Gucchi :P That's all.


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May 4, 2018 1:07 PM
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YusakuGodai said:
Nemurasan said:

welcome to club fudanshi-kun!!! how is it now that u like yaoi!!!

Haha, thanks I guess? Nothing's changed in particular actually. I just freak out sometimes like Gucchi :P That's all.

LOL hahahahhahhaah that's was so funny the Gucci part!
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I'm open about it. Although they don't have any idea what does "yaoi" means and that's not my problem anymore.

Thankfully, my friends in real life are also fujoshi and fundashi. When we were in high school, we used to share fanfictions we liked back then. Ahh, good times.

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