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i kinda wish BL fandom culture was less mainstream now bc not only are a crazy influx of people w no fandom etiquette entering fandom, but many of these people suddenly exposed to BL start thinking BL is the beginning and end of gay male fetishization
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Anonymous 1d

fujoshis are not the big bad evil behind gay male fetishization. the patriarchy is but nobody wants to talk about that

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Anonymous 1d

also, so what if BL is a little fetishy? it’s not real and it’s actually very very easy to draw a line between pretty ukes w huge eyes/hulking semes and real living breathing gay men. it’s my personal opinion that if you struggle making that distinction, that’s your own problem

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Exactly lots of people have no problem identifying or parading the cry of objectification when it comes to gay men because they’re men. And people who don’t bother to find out what fandom actually creates pose fandom as some sort of fetishizing, objectifying place when lots of the fan content is created by women, who are of course objectified every moment from the beginning of their lives. Nobody bats an eye. But as soon as men dare be objectified at all by women it’s wholly their fault 🙄

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Fandom is a reflection of culture and personal experience like every other hobby. I would argue more so than others because it involves character interpretation, which also heavily depends on personal experience. I’m really not advocating for fetishization, because it’s a horrible thing to experience for anyone. I just think the blame that I’ve seen lots of people sic on women alone is ridiculous. Just straight up misogyny. And most people, particularly women, understand that fandom is a good

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Place to explore their own feelings about objectification and power dynamics because it’s fictional.

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