Arlong Park Forums

    • Register
    • Login
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups

    Yaoi – Why is it interesting?

    General Discussion
    46
    136
    26260
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • K
      Kuroneko @e1n
      @e1n last edited by
      K
      spiral
      Kuroneko
      spiral

      @Taleran:

      except for the fact that I think its just because its 2 naked girls…...and thats all that needs to be said

      @Bounty1Berry:

      Then how come my Kureha x Kokoro yuri won't sell?! Answer me!

      @Taleran:

      oh shit, forgot the crucial word

      HOT!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Devilfruitgrower
        Devilfruitgrower
        last edited by
        Devilfruitgrower
        spiral
        Devilfruitgrower
        spiral

        Not Being a Yaoi fan myself. I'm reading this thread to put it ito perspective you me. E1n, love your speech. But now I have ot raise a point that has been bothering me.

        I'm asking the Yaoi fangirls what they think of someone, I don't think It's too off-topic (Sorry ahead of time if it is)

        What do yaoi fingirls think of Bridget from the Guitly Gear Series?

        In case you didn't know, he's a fighter, in his villiage, having same-gender twins is bad luck. And there was him and his brother. So they raised him as a girl, and I still find it really hard to believe.

        I don't want like… 500 posts to drag this off-topic, just a few answers would be nice, here's a pic.

        http://mitchie-info.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ga_img/bridget.jpg

        Now, first things first you'll realize, flat chest. well only in examining pictures drawn of him will you see that. I would assume, that there are pics of him as a girl beofre we found this out.

        It's also very difficult to tell during the game. He was given a female VA.

        So yeah, just a few responses, just tell me if you think he's too feminine to be in yaoi.

        Thanks E1n for the sig, and Traitor_Jim for the refine.

        K 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • K
          Kuroneko @Devilfruitgrower
          @Devilfruitgrower last edited by
          K
          spiral
          Kuroneko
          spiral
          This post is deleted!
          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • captain usopp
            captain usopp
            last edited by
            captain usopp
            spiral
            captain usopp
            spiral

            well i'm not a big yaoi fan, but i think he looks like a cute little boy. the type you wanna pinch his cheeks. cute like a fluffy kitty cute.

            Like the art. I'll have to check out this guilty gear. and sounds like unique story, and charicter backgrounds. That's what gets me. :3

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • M
              megakazul @e1n
              @e1n last edited by
              M
              spiral
              megakazul
              spiral

              @e1n:

              i'm sure there are people like that too. i've come across yaoi pairings from house or grey's anatomy. but from what i've seen around y!gallery, there are more people who restrict their yaoi fondness within the two-dimensional realm (that's why i said about 60-70%).

              Yeah, I did take that into consideration. I thought it was interesting that your statistic is basically opposite of what I see IRL(tri-state area) and online. 60-70% like Yaoi and slashing other fiction works while 30-40% only limit themselves in the realm of manga/anime.

              Bounce

              e1n 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • e1n
                e1n @megakazul
                @megakazul last edited by
                e1n
                spiral
                e1n
                spiral

                @megakazul:

                Yeah, I did take that into consideration. I thought it was interesting that your statistic is basically opposite of what I see IRL(tri-state area) and online. 60-70% like Yaoi and slashing other fiction works while 30-40% only limit themselves in the realm of manga/anime.

                hmm… there's a different between going around slashing fiction work and actually liking gay porn, though. my initial statement said that 60-70% (or just simply "most", let's stop with the guesstimated numbers) of the people who like yaoi restrict themselves in 2-d realm, even when they're slashing tv-show characters. won't you agree, that even these people who slash just about everything, would go EW when you show them hardcore explicit gay porn video?

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • S
                  Seal of Legends
                  last edited by
                  S
                  spiral
                  Seal of Legends
                  spiral

                  Bridget? My friend loves Bridget. I've seen him in yaoi though, so it's too late to say he can't be XD Honestly, I don't care. More shota to the world, honestly.

                  CosmicDebris 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • CosmicDebris
                    CosmicDebris @Seal of Legends
                    @Seal of Legends last edited by
                    CosmicDebris
                    spiral
                    CosmicDebris
                    spiral

                    About what e1n and megakazul are saying, I think there's some yaoi type of slash fandom going on outside of anime/manga and into other media like American cartoons and even some live action tv shows/movies, but they're still restricted to the realm of fiction in mostly fantasy types of settings. And when I have seen non-anime type of slash stuff it's either in the form of writing or they're drawn in a bishie type of style.

                    Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. - Frank Zappa

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • A
                      Aldrich
                      last edited by
                      A
                      spiral
                      Aldrich
                      spiral

                      I've never been aroused by the idea of two girls making out and having sex.

                      Does it make me a faggy =(

                      Rai Cap'n Carter 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • R
                        roamingwyoming @e1n
                        @e1n last edited by
                        R
                        spiral
                        roamingwyoming
                        spiral

                        @e1n:

                        i'm sure there are people like that too. i've come across yaoi pairings from house or grey's anatomy. but from what i've seen around y!gallery, there are more people who restrict their yaoi fondness within the two-dimensional realm (that's why i said about 60-70%).

                        The problem here is that y!gallery contains a crapload of art, but very little fiction. I've READ slashy stuff from other fandoms, such as Lost and Prison Break and whatnot. However, seeing as how shows like this use live actors, it's understandably waaaaaay more difficult to draw them. The basic anime/manga style of drawing can be picked up fairly easily, and thus it makes more sense to draw these characters as opposed to "real" characters. If you look at ff.net, the anime categories have quite a few thousand fics each, but last time I checked, the Harry Potter section ALONE had well over 300,000. Check out somewhere like DA though, and you'll see that the quality of the anime drawings far outweighs most of the Harry Potter art that shows up on there.

                        It simply seems to be the particular kind of art media being observed.

                        Originally Posted by Chibi Schala

                        Nero has just the right amout of junk in his trunk.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • ?
                          Bokoso
                          last edited by
                          ?
                          spiral
                          Bokoso
                          spiral

                          Little boys are interesting, to say the least. I don't prefer the older sect, anyone above 15 males the story doesn't normally interest me. I am not really into men in real life, I just find it interesting for the stories usually leading to experimenting with each other. That is just me.

                          R 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • Rai
                            Rai @Aldrich
                            @Aldrich last edited by
                            Rai
                            spiral
                            Rai
                            spiral

                            @Aldrich:

                            I've never been aroused by the idea of two girls making out and having sex.

                            Does it make me a faggy =(

                            I have some bad news, Aldrich…

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • R
                              RoastBeef @Guest
                              @Guest last edited by
                              R
                              spiral
                              RoastBeef
                              spiral

                              @Bokoso:

                              Little boys are interesting, to say the least. I don't prefer the older sect, anyone above 15 males the story doesn't normally interest me. I am not really into men in real life, I just find it interesting for the stories usually leading to experimenting with each other. That is just me.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • Cap'n Carter
                                Cap'n Carter @Aldrich
                                @Aldrich last edited by
                                Cap'n Carter
                                spiral
                                Cap'n Carter
                                spiral

                                @Aldrich:

                                I've never been aroused by the idea of two girls making out and having sex.

                                Does it make me a faggy =(

                                Yeah

                                Lesbian porn almost always bores me

                                the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GrizzlayLeslay
                                  GrizzlayLeslay @Kuroneko
                                  @Kuroneko last edited by
                                  GrizzlayLeslay
                                  spiral
                                  GrizzlayLeslay
                                  spiral

                                  Well, after pouring through the pages, I"d like to thank e1n for that awesome theory, and CosmicDebris for opening this thread back up for discussion.

                                  Indeed, anything is discuss-able on the forums, so long as people are willing to make real contributions. And I'm seeing plenty of it.

                                  When I created the thread, I was pretty much looking for a generalized reason behind the appeal. All these folks who "support", as it were, couples like Sanji and Zoro, Light and L, etc. etc., confused me. What exactly is so appealing behind two male anime characters, redrawn to sometimes look more feminine, engaging in homosexual behavior?

                                  The answer not worth a damn is the Apple Jacks answer, "they just do". There's something generally unique behind every fetish out there, and this one just had me wondering.

                                  Zephos 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Zephos
                                    Zephos @GrizzlayLeslay
                                    @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                    Zephos
                                    spiral
                                    Zephos
                                    spiral

                                    Thirding lesbian porn being dull.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • J
                                      Jay_n_Silentbob
                                      last edited by
                                      J
                                      spiral
                                      Jay_n_Silentbob
                                      spiral

                                      First to refute the proclamation that lesbian porn is dull.

                                      …And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

                                      Brawl FC: 1848-1356-2850

                                      Zephos 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • Zephos
                                        Zephos @Jay_n_Silentbob
                                        @Jay_n_Silentbob last edited by
                                        Zephos
                                        spiral
                                        Zephos
                                        spiral

                                        @Jay_n_Silentbob:

                                        First to refute the proclamation that lesbian porn is dull.

                                        …And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

                                        How are you refuting it?

                                        J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • GrizzlayLeslay
                                          GrizzlayLeslay
                                          last edited by
                                          GrizzlayLeslay
                                          spiral
                                          GrizzlayLeslay
                                          spiral

                                          Girls into Yaoi like watching two anime guys be romantic. But they don't like two attractive real men being romantic.

                                          It doesn't make that much sense to me, but oh well. Whether it's real lesbians or animated lesbians, it's lesbian porn. And all men like lesbian porn, no matter what. It's in their hearts next to Sniper Island.

                                          Ramza Cap'n Carter R KamenRiderNeko K 5 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • J
                                            Jay_n_Silentbob @Zephos
                                            @Zephos last edited by
                                            J
                                            spiral
                                            Jay_n_Silentbob
                                            spiral

                                            @Zephos:

                                            How are you refuting it?

                                            By refuting it…

                                            Just replace "refute" with "Disagree with," if it seems more fit.

                                            Brawl FC: 1848-1356-2850

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • S
                                              Sanctum
                                              last edited by
                                              S
                                              spiral
                                              Sanctum
                                              spiral

                                              I don't mind lesbian porn, as long there's a strap-on involved somewhere in there.

                                              gaara d. lucci 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                              • Ramza
                                                Ramza @GrizzlayLeslay
                                                @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                                Ramza
                                                spiral
                                                Ramza
                                                spiral

                                                @Gerchak:

                                                Girls into Yaoi like watching two anime guys be romantic. But they don't like two attractive real men being romantic.

                                                It doesn't make that much sense to me, but oh well. Whether it's real lesbians or animated lesbians, it's lesbian porn. And all men like lesbian porn, no matter what. It's in their hearts next to Sniper Island.

                                                what u are actually liking are the naked girls, not the lesbian porn action

                                                Brawl Name: Ramza

                                                Brawl Code: 1805-1932-2783

                                                GrizzlayLeslay 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                • gaara d. lucci
                                                  gaara d. lucci @Sanctum
                                                  @Sanctum last edited by
                                                  gaara d. lucci
                                                  spiral
                                                  gaara d. lucci
                                                  spiral

                                                  @Sanctum:

                                                  I don't mind lesbian porn, as long there's a strap-on involved somewhere in there.

                                                  Ditto. Although I'm not sure if me wanting a strap-on involved is gay or not. Oh well, as long as a woman is involved, it's all good.

                                                  And for the record, yaoi is not good at all.

                                                  Brawl FC: 3823 8204 8139

                                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                  • GrizzlayLeslay
                                                    GrizzlayLeslay @Ramza
                                                    @Ramza last edited by
                                                    GrizzlayLeslay
                                                    spiral
                                                    GrizzlayLeslay
                                                    spiral

                                                    @Ramza:

                                                    what u are actually liking are the naked girls, not the lesbian porn action

                                                    Well, ya caught me.

                                                    Now Midgets, on the other hand. . . .they're like World of Warcraft gnomes, but real!

                                                    Wait, WHAT!?

                                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                    • Cap'n Carter
                                                      Cap'n Carter @GrizzlayLeslay
                                                      @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                                      Cap'n Carter
                                                      spiral
                                                      Cap'n Carter
                                                      spiral

                                                      @Gerchak:

                                                      Girls into Yaoi like watching two anime guys be romantic. But they don't like two attractive real men being romantic.

                                                      I think it's because animu guys look more cuddly than sweaty, real men.

                                                      the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit

                                                      Zephos 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                      • R
                                                        RoastBeef @GrizzlayLeslay
                                                        @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                                        R
                                                        spiral
                                                        RoastBeef
                                                        spiral

                                                        @Gerchak:

                                                        Girls into Yaoi like watching two anime guys be romantic. But they don't like two attractive real men being romantic.

                                                        You should meet some of my friends.

                                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                        • Zephos
                                                          Zephos @Cap'n Carter
                                                          @Cap'n Carter last edited by
                                                          Zephos
                                                          spiral
                                                          Zephos
                                                          spiral

                                                          @Cap'n:

                                                          I think it's because animu guys look more cuddly than sweaty, real men.

                                                          They look more like emotionless breastless women really.

                                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                          • Cap'n Carter
                                                            Cap'n Carter
                                                            last edited by
                                                            Cap'n Carter
                                                            spiral
                                                            Cap'n Carter
                                                            spiral

                                                            yeah

                                                            cuddly

                                                            …............

                                                            the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit

                                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                            • KamenRiderNeko
                                                              KamenRiderNeko @GrizzlayLeslay
                                                              @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                                              KamenRiderNeko
                                                              spiral
                                                              KamenRiderNeko
                                                              spiral

                                                              @Gerchak:

                                                              Girls into Yaoi like watching two anime guys be romantic. But they don't like two attractive real men being romantic.

                                                              It doesn't make that much sense to me, but oh well. Whether it's real lesbians or animated lesbians, it's lesbian porn. And all men like lesbian porn, no matter what. It's in their hearts next to Sniper Island.

                                                              Romance is all well and good… but sometimes a girl just wants to see a bit MOAR than that.... And actually, I do like seeing real guys being romantic... I just don't get turned on by the real hardcore stuff. But that is just me ^^ I don't care what people think of me, I like whatever I like. Hell, I even like lesbian porn, animated or not 😉

                                                              and that last bit of your quote made me laugh 😆

                                                              and to disprove the stereotype of just liking yaoi because they're hairless or cuddly or whatever... I actually prefer manly men, like Aragorn/Boromir for example...... or as mentioned before, Shunsui/Ukitake ❤

                                                              2-BF343-B2-B56-E-4-F67-A5-BE-60-F706-B95-E20

                                                              *** PlasticStar5 Instagram***

                                                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                              • K
                                                                Kuroneko @GrizzlayLeslay
                                                                @GrizzlayLeslay last edited by
                                                                K
                                                                spiral
                                                                Kuroneko
                                                                spiral

                                                                @Gerchak:

                                                                And all men like lesbian porn, no matter what.

                                                                I like lesbian related-stuff, but I don't like lesbian porn.

                                                                Rai 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                • Rai
                                                                  Rai @Kuroneko
                                                                  @Kuroneko last edited by
                                                                  Rai
                                                                  spiral
                                                                  Rai
                                                                  spiral

                                                                  @Kuroneko:

                                                                  I like lesbian related-stuff, but I don't like lesbian porn.

                                                                  Wait, what?

                                                                  I don't get it.

                                                                  K 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                  • K
                                                                    Kuroneko @Rai
                                                                    @Rai last edited by
                                                                    K
                                                                    spiral
                                                                    Kuroneko
                                                                    spiral

                                                                    @Rai:

                                                                    Wait, what?

                                                                    I don't get it.

                                                                    Wait, do you think lesbianism in midia only limits to porn?

                                                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                    • S
                                                                      Sanctum
                                                                      last edited by
                                                                      S
                                                                      spiral
                                                                      Sanctum
                                                                      spiral

                                                                      He likes the make-outs, but not the rug-eating.

                                                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                      • G
                                                                        Goldeneye @CosmicDebris
                                                                        @CosmicDebris last edited by
                                                                        G
                                                                        spiral
                                                                        Goldeneye
                                                                        spiral

                                                                        @CosmicDebris:

                                                                        I guess that means you have nothing to add to the conversation then, and you can happily ignore the topic.
                                                                        By the responses so far, I'd say there's more to say than "duh". This is a discussion forum after all.

                                                                        I have to say honestly, while I don't have any problem with yaoi, I find the whole subculture interesting but I have a hard time understanding the attraction. I'm just the kind of person that likes to psychoanalyze stuff, even if you can't ever extract a solid answer. It's fun.

                                                                        i'm exactly the same way….Cosmic

                                                                        but in reference to the topic, i have never watched that stuffs so i don't know 0_0 what to say. i'll have to say is if you like it fine, if you don't like it fine. Some people like even though i don't understand it, and i probably don't want tooo soo that i was waste of 4 minutes so sorry, :getlost:now i'm going to go play of Halo 3:happy:

                                                                        Life is nothing more than game that you can only play once.

                                                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                        • Tizoc
                                                                          Tizoc
                                                                          last edited by
                                                                          Tizoc
                                                                          spiral
                                                                          Tizoc
                                                                          spiral

                                                                          Wait when did this thing reach Page 7?! Anyway I was watching Genshiken Season 2 Ep. 5 and I remembered this thread….as much as I like Oguie, plz spare me from her Yaoi fantasies damnit...

                                                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                                                          • Z
                                                                            Zeether
                                                                            last edited by
                                                                            Z
                                                                            spiral
                                                                            Zeether
                                                                            spiral
                                                                            This post is deleted!
                                                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

                                                                            • 1
                                                                            • 2
                                                                            • 3
                                                                            • 3 / 3
                                                                            • First post
                                                                              Last post
                                                                            Powered by NodeBB | Contributors