| First, let us set any offensive, sensitive, homosexual and gender-related issues aside and focus on the art of seme-uke and the appeal of feminine boys. I'm not a fan of steamy yaoi and not interested on traps because I'm (a) Ruri-kun. I just want to know the view of other people. That's all. |
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| yaoi is two gay niggas kissing and traps is just chicks with dicks |
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| yaoi is yaoi trap-chan is secretive. |
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| One is a description of a type of relationship and a specific content indicator. The other is a description of a character based on their physical appearance. They are literally completely different phrases. The places where they overlap are when a feminine character is a part of the all male relationship to a point that it's misleading when you first see them. I've never watched Yaoi and don't have any particular interest in it (not to be confused with shounen ai which I'm sure I'll end up watching something eventually even as just a goof since I've heard some shows are especially bad). Traps are fine depending on how they're used. |
| Traps are meant for dudes (for the most part). Yaoi is usually meant for gals. Usually. Doesn't mean there isn't a wide crossover audience. And most of the Fudanshi I know are into Bara, Traps, and shotas. And are usually the ones looking for one end of extreme or another. Fujoshi seem to have adopted a more typical shonen preference (which is sad to me), even if I like it in some works, sometimes I wish we had those hyper shoujo pretty boys of ol'. Traps are definitely not progressive in terms of a western lens. In a more Japanese lens... it can still be "problematic" but it is accurate to how some people feel east side. It is part of entire groups of people not having proper recognition or rights... kinda creates a lot of confusion. There is for instance a belief that you can be "made gay" and this belief contributes heavily to both. Like a try it and you might like it or be stuck that way kind of thinking. There is also a belief that if you are gay you want to be a girl. Which yeah contributes to both areas at times but less and less towards yaoi aimed at girls. The trap genre is made for straight men for the most part soooooo yeah this is still stronger on that side of things. But I say this as someone who reads a heck of a lot more yaoi than yuri or gender bender. Though I do read all three including smut from josei and some hentai. Oh and I noticed in most trap manga, it is super moe moe just like yuri has become and the sexuality is super limited like in moe moe stuff. And I speak purely from a modern perspective. Because yeah you go far back enough and you find Yuri, hentai, yaoi, traps= all for girls. but over time, guys really took over. |
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| Yaoi characters don't look like girls, Traps (tomgirls) look like girls. Easy. |
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| Yaoi is made for women, traps are made for men confused about their sexuality |
Kazataro said: yaoi is two gay niggas kissing and traps is just chicks with dicks LMAO that is a crude way to sums up everything |
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| Fans of one of them pretends it's not gay. |
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| To me there's really no difference. Yaoi is the relationship and sex between two men, and traps while very femine are still boys. If the trap is having sexual relations with another guy then it's called Yaoi- it's actually very simple. Yes, traps are gay. |
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