Solstis
Dec 26, 2007, 01:53 AM
Yaoi
I was going to reply in the female gamers thread, but that this is bogged down more than a Monty Pythonian castle built on a swamp.
Yaoi is cute!
Uh, yeah, okay.
Yaoi is today's Aunt Jemima.
Though, if you wanted to look at it, Yaoi could be considered a hyper-sexualization of the male form, thus a strike for modern feminism.
Then again, I'm pretty sure that most feminists are against female pornography, so I'm not sure where male pornography falls.
Anyway, I don't not typically find yaoi attractive (nearly grotesque manipulations of physical attributes), but is probably considered thrilling because of the control/voyeuristic dynamics. Claims about observing lovely relationships or male x male bonds aside, it's still voyeurism. When I look at porn, I am perfectly aware of how awful it is to be doing so. Yes, people are selling themselves and I am treating them like paperweights in my quest for satisfaction.
I've seen the argument that yaoi is somehow a purer mode of expression. What? You're still objectifying someone. Something tells me that a yaoi fan-girl would have difficulties dealing with an actual gay couple.
It's a modified version of the male gaze, placed yet again on a minority population. Thanks a lot, yaoi fan-girls.
I was going to reply in the female gamers thread, but that this is bogged down more than a Monty Pythonian castle built on a swamp.
Yaoi is cute!
Uh, yeah, okay.
Yaoi is today's Aunt Jemima.
Though, if you wanted to look at it, Yaoi could be considered a hyper-sexualization of the male form, thus a strike for modern feminism.
Then again, I'm pretty sure that most feminists are against female pornography, so I'm not sure where male pornography falls.
Anyway, I don't not typically find yaoi attractive (nearly grotesque manipulations of physical attributes), but is probably considered thrilling because of the control/voyeuristic dynamics. Claims about observing lovely relationships or male x male bonds aside, it's still voyeurism. When I look at porn, I am perfectly aware of how awful it is to be doing so. Yes, people are selling themselves and I am treating them like paperweights in my quest for satisfaction.
I've seen the argument that yaoi is somehow a purer mode of expression. What? You're still objectifying someone. Something tells me that a yaoi fan-girl would have difficulties dealing with an actual gay couple.
It's a modified version of the male gaze, placed yet again on a minority population. Thanks a lot, yaoi fan-girls.