LunarHunter wrote...
Nobody calling out the anti-logic equivocation of yaoi with things such as amputee bondage? I mean, I knew some people's reaction wouldn't rise above the level of 'ew', and that's fine, whatever you prefer, and I also knew some people would take it beyond that and insist in shoving their privilege to never think about things they don't like in everyone else's face. Actual women or gays who might want yaoi? Surely that's such a tiny minority! But that particular little gem? The same logic that's being used to deny human rights to real actual people in real actual life in 2011? Fucking disappointing.
Don't be disappointed. I used that example for a specific reason. People requesting yaoi is fine, whatever. I won't read it, but that's fine if it's what the people want.
I have a problem with the admins feeling "obligated" to post yaoi because they
want to be fair to everyone" or "trying to look like they're accepting of everyone's kink" or whatever. Because that
is unfair to everyone else on the site. "Well, no actually asks for chainsaw guro, but let's slap about twenty dojins of it up so that no one can say we're being discriminatory about other people's kinks."
Uh, let's not.
You can use the "Don't like, don't look" comment if you wish, but a good number of dojin releases are slapped right up on the front page. And safe to say, some people have rejoiced over seeing eight new Naruto titles, only to be heavily disappointed when, lo and behold, the only thing getting creamy is Naruto's butt while Sasuke's giving him a reacharound.
LunarHunter wrote...
I know I don't come to FAKKU or danbooru for yaoi but the sheer symbolic act of putting it here is something that needs to be encouraged.
It doesn't, and I'll tell you why.
The first yaoi piece on here was posted as an April Fool's Day prank.
How's that for symbolic? "Yaoi is a joke."
And to further the complications, out of the fourteen dojins that have yaoi tags, one is about morbidly obese lovers, four of them are traps, and the other nine are Naruto titles
I don't get the feeling people are seriously requesting yaoi. Especially since all the yaoi Mike put up was Naruto-based, which is already considered a joke unto itself, and the only non-trap yaoi here is about two whales of people.
I wouldn't call this symbolic or progressive of anything at the moment.