Do You Think That the Statement 'Straight Girls Dislike Yuri, Straight Guys Dislike Yaoi' Is Accurate?
| don't mind all the times I use "I'm" I'm using my phone and it's a pain to use MAL on it, so if there's a thread similar then I'll delete this one if anyone mentions it. I'm a straight girl, and I love my BL anime/manga but I'm not fond of yuri? It may be because I'm not attracted to girls, but something about FxF annoys me. I know it's close-minded, but there are people in the world who can relate to this. I'm not saying that I believe it's a fact, I just want to see what others think. If you're a straight male, what do you think of yaoi? Do you enjoy stories like that, or does it not matter? Vice-versa with female. |
| Actually studies and surveys have found that the sexual orientation of males are more fixed than females. In other words, males are more likely to identify as straight/gay/bi and stick with it, even finding the idea of any other kind of disgusting. Females on the other hand tend to be more flexible in that regard, and are more likely to open up to same-sex even if they identify as straight. Straight guys find yaoi gross. That's the general consensus, yes. As for girls, I can't speak for them, but it does seem like the answer is no, not really? Individuals of course differ in opinions, but this seems to be true generally. |
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| More like straight guys who like Yaoi are gay, or are yet to accept the fact that they are gay. |
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| that sounds pretty accurate yes... but you know the adage, it's not gay if the balls don't touch |
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| 21st Century, doesn't matter what people think about lesbians and gays |
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| People are afraid of everything regarding sexuality. It's not like what you read define what you're, and it shouldn't be a problem to read/watch "gay romance" being straight. Also, if you feel disgusted by that idea, bad news, you're an homophobe. -- @SillySlySy No need to prove me anything, that's something that belongs only to you. Also, you don't have to go after graphic works, No. 6 and Shinsekai Yori just happen to have gay romance between main characters but it's not about that at all (and if it bothers you, something is pretty wrong). @Swagernator If you say so |
llorandoSep 23, 2017 7:19 AM
| I can only confirm that I dislike yaoi. iscum said: People are afraid of everything regarding sexuality. It's not like what you read define what you're, and it shouldn't be a problem to read/watch "gay romance" being straight. Also, if you feel disgusted by that idea, bad news, you're an homophobe. I'm not gonna watch gay porn to prove my heterosexuality, m8. |
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iscum said: Also, if you feel disgusted by that idea, bad news, you're an homophobe. That's bullshit and you know it. Stop pretend you're something better just because your tolerant and open minded to everything, you're just as same "homophobe" as i. |
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| tbh a lot of yuri and yaoi anime (not all of them) are garbage, filled with cliches and stereotypes. And straight people are less interested in in anime with same-sex couples, so this statement may be true for many people. |
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| Eh depends on the individual dude or chick tbh |
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NYJustin said: 21st Century, doesn't matter what people think about lesbians and gays What ? Im reading this manga currently but I don't see any gay ppl .. how ? |
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| While it is true that straight guys tend not to like yaoi (although somewhere around half of fudanshi identify as straight, not sure if they're reporting truthfully), Comic Yuri Hime, the biggest yuri anime, has a readership of 70% female and there's no way every single of of them is a lesbian. As romance lesbians are considered to be more pure and people like reading about them even if they are straight females. Around 30% of females identify as bisexual, though, which is much higher than the 8% of males who do. |
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Alf-tan said: tbh a lot of yuri and yaoi anime (not all of them) are garbage, filled with cliches and stereotypes. And straight people are less interested in in anime with same-sex couples, so this statement may be true for many people. My thoughts as well. As a straight man, I don't really have any issue with Yaoi but the concept by itself does nothing for me. It'll have to be weaved into a solid narrative for me to give it a look. |
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| What do I think of Yaoi being a straight guy, I'm fine with it. I read/watch some Yaoi here and there because I'm romance fan and if romance is interesting I don't care if Yaoi. And yes. Straight guys tend to dislike yaoi. |
| No because I hate both. I feel it's weird that I have to defend straight relationships these days |
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| I'm straight female. As an entertainment value: - I absolutely love boys romance and constantly looking for it (shounen-ai) - I naturally love boys erotica too when I find one (yaoi) - I like normal/hetero romance and erotica story too - I'm not interested in female romance nor erotica (shojo-ai/yuri) - But I can appreciate and like them if it appeared on my anime (Yumikuri) |
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S-quare22 said: NYJustin said: 21st Century, doesn't matter what people think about lesbians and gays What ? Im reading this manga currently but I don't see any gay ppl .. how ? Why would you need to see any gay people in a manga |
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| I mean I personally have never been into yaoi but I don't think it's hard to understand that some guys that read or watch yaoi related media aren't gay. Especially the people who say those who like it just don't realize that they are. Its fine to make assumptions but the actual logic makes no sense. |
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| I'm pretty sure both yaoi and yuri are directed towards females. Well, besides the hardcore, pornographic yuri anyways... |
| No, i have read girl friends and thought it was pretty cute. If its innocent, its fine with me (watching or reading). |
| I don't "hate" yaoi, i'd just rather watch something else and most of them are pretty shit |
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| I like yaoi and I'm straight. And as a girl I don't like yuri but if in an anime that is not classified as yuri has a fxf relationship it's okay. Also I have a male straight friend and he had watched some shounen ai anime, at least he didn't find gross, I don't now about yaoi though. |
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| I'm straight as a spear, and I still enjoyed Doukyuusei. I don't really seek out yaoi stuff. But, as in the case of Doukyuusei, I find that I'm not averse to tastefully handled not-quite-sexual stories (the blond guy still has a non-existent concept of personal space and the teacher felt pretty rapey) as long as it's somehow decent. And oh my god, the visuals. A-1 outdid their own Grimgar with it. So I say exceptions occur. But if you mean really sexual stories, then no, not even yuri can make me rock hard and yaoi will insta give me a d-rection. Found that out when I was watching a cuckold porn vid. Don't blame me, the girl was pretty smoking hot. And then the guy went on all fours and serviced the other guy and I was out faster than a Max Bloodthirst Bloodcyka with five low enemy heroes on the map. |
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| Well, I don't dislike yaoi 'cause when you like traps it's supposed to be gay. Though that's the yaoi tag in hentai for. |
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| No, I would say plenty of straight girls enjoy yuri or don't have problem with yuri romance. It's also well-know that most Yuri mangakas and like half of Yuri fans are female, unless they are all lesbian/bi, which I doubt. Female homosexuality is less stigmatized than male homosexuality, so more straight girls don't feel bad for appreciating romance between two women, because why should we? There are two people in love, I'm not sure why I should feel disgust just because I'm not attracted to women. |
| I think a lot of straight guys won't watch Yaoi because of the #nohomo culture we live in. Women in general tend to be a little more sexually fluid/willing to experiment because female affection is a lot more encouraged/acceptable. I do know a lot of straight women who watch lesbian porn/read lesbian erotica *shrugs* I'm a lesbian, and I love yuri (more manga than anime) as it's nice to see a love story I can relate too, but I'll happily watch a love story with any genders. It's all the same to me. A cute romance is a cute romance no matter who is falling in love. What you read/watch literally means nothing. Human sexuality is full of a lot of quirks, and what you fantasise about doesn't have that much to do with reality a lot of the time. Watch what you want. It's not 'gay' to like yuri/yaoi. Watching a fuck ton of hetero romances over the years certainly hasn't made me any straighter. |
ladamesansmerciSep 23, 2017 12:58 PM
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harshtruth said: No because I hate both. I feel it's weird that I have to defend straight relationships these days Yes, because it's not like the lgbtq+ community has had to defend their relationships for 100s of years. |
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| I'm Bi and interested in both, even though I haven't seen an overwhelming amount of either. I've seen some shitty yaoi when I was younger that aren't in my list. Pretty sure one of them was Boku no Sexual Harassment cause I remember a corn scene. If I got back into it, I'd look for more healthy romance stuff and not so much the hentai cause I'd rather have a developed relationship whether or not it leads to sex. |
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| I can't speak for straight girls, but for me as a straight guy I can say that I dislike Yaoi. |
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ladamesansmerci said: And you think I give a fuck because??Yes, because it's not like the lgbtq+ community has had to defend their relationships for 100s of years. |
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harshtruth said: ladamesansmerci said: And you think I give a fuck because??Yes, because it's not like the lgbtq+ community has had to defend their relationships for 100s of years. I don't. Just the irony of the statement was amusing. |
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| I'm bi and I like both, but I've read/prefer more m/m couples than f/f couples. Which is weird since I prefer girls irl. (maybe it's because I watch more shounen/male-dominated cast anime) Doesn't mean I don't love my f/f ships though. Though I hate actual yaoi, the stereotypes, seme/uke and the "this is wrong, we're both boys" thing is gross to me. I much prefer shounen-ai. Same with yuri/shoujo-ai (though yuri does seem to have less stereotypes and is treated more 'normally' in it's material). |
XemiiX3Sep 23, 2017 1:16 PM
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ladamesansmerci said: Where's the irony? There was nothing illegal about it but now with more and more gay tolerance, they call me intolerant and close-minded because I don't share their values...fuck thatI don't. Just the irony of the statement was amusing. |
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| Call me a homophobe or whatever you want I find yaoi and shounen ai so disgusting |
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Swagernator said: iscum said: Also, if you feel disgusted by that idea, bad news, you're an homophobe. That's bullshit and you know it. Stop pretend you're something better just because your tolerant and open minded to everything, you're just as same "homophobe" as i. ...Are you just fucking around or no? I honestly can't tell. SillySlySy said: iscum said: People are afraid of everything regarding sexuality. It's not like what you read define what you're, and it shouldn't be a problem to read/watch "gay romance" being straight. Also, if you feel disgusted by that idea, bad news, you're an homophobe. I'm not gonna watch gay porn to prove my heterosexuality, m8. Gay romance =/= gay porn. I really wish this community would embrace a simple concept such as this. |
| I can enjoy Yuri , even Yaoi but not too much , it depends on the story , if the story is good enough , I don't really care too much about those stuffs , I mean , if Haikyuu had romance , I'm pretty sure it would be yaoi and I'd still like it , I can understand those who don't like yaoi/yuri though , it's a very divisive genre and not for all the people . Have you ever watched "Blue is the warmest color"? |
See ? no one attack you, but when swagking say the same thing the whole MAL is going crazy. |
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| I'm a straight girl that dislike not only Yuri but also Yaoi and their cousin genres. |
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| I'm a straight guy but I like some yaoi, especially if it's selfcest. |
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| Don't know, I'm a horny bisexual so I like both. I tend to prefer romance oriented f x f relationships while I don't like reading yaoi if there's not at least some sex involved |
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| @Maneki-Mew I believe those may be called heterophobes (^: |
| Well I dislike the genres... But not the idea of gay/lesbian animes of you get what I mean... Like the Yuri/Yaoi genres are a certain way and are meant to arouse the audience... Like a real gay love story such as Yuri on Ice I enjoy since it has more to it than just everyone being as gay and sexual as possible... Pretty much it has to be more realistic, not falling into the category for me to watch it... |
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