yaoi overload

[Xander]

(I hope this thread is suitable )

Now I'm all for a bit of cute boy-on-boy action, but the fact that any two male characters in a game have to get a huge yaoi fandom is starting to bug me a little. I can't browse icon communities without seeing Sora x Riku or Axel and someone or whoever it is now. I joined Ouendan communities and checked out some of the fanart - so much of it is to do with the agents being gay or something.

And there's Phoenix Wright of course... it just seems every game with two or more male characters gets this, and maybe it's just me but it's ruining my innocent view of the game ;_; And it's not like I seek it out, people are making loads of icons and fanart and fanfics about them in any community about the game.

As I said, not that I'm against it, and it's kinda cute, but it keeps making me look at the game differently and feel all weird, cos its a GAME and it's suddenly making it more adultlike XD ... why must all male characters be subjected to this?? Why not more cute stuff of the real couple like Sora and Kairi?

Thoughts?

[Momiji]

Whatever satisfies the fans, I suppose. Yaoi's not my thing, but that's not to say that no one else can like it.

[Renmiri]

I don't think it's any more prevalent than other cases of shipping, such as Auron and Lulu or Rikku / Gipal to name a few. It's just a bit more noticeable because it is "homo".

Harry Potter fans even have mixed species shipping like Buckbeak and Sirius

[Takara]

I don't like most unofficial shippings, be they male x female, male x male, or female x female. I think it has more to do about fans shipping characters that have absolutely nothing in common and lusting about the pairings than the fact it's an homosexual (or heterosexual) pairing.

That or I don't like that these fans need to over-sexualize every relationship. What happened to people being just friends (or rivals) without wanting to get into the other person's pants?

[Renmiri]

I don't like most unofficial shippings...

I don't like that these fans need to over-sexualize every relationship. What happened to people being just friends (or rivals) without wanting to get into the other person's pants?

Agreed

[Heath]

I don't like most unofficial shippings, be they male x female, male x male, or female x female. I think it has more to do about fans shipping characters that have absolutely nothing in common and lusting about the pairings than the fact it's an homosexual (or heterosexual) pairing.

That or I don't like that these fans need to over-sexualize every relationship. What happened to people being just friends (or rivals) without wanting to get into the other person's pants? :(

I agree, but I would say that there is a fair amount of people who place people in relationships without them being too sexual. I think there's a view that they're predominately sexual, but there is a fair amount of non-sexual stuff out there if you look for it.

[Roto13]

That stuff is pretty lame.

That said, I once used a MarthxRoy sig and avy on a Smash Bros. forum.

[Laddy]

I have a yaoi fangirl in my friend circle.

[Lawr]

Auron x Kimahri

forever

[Behold the Void]

My friend has a pretty good saying about this kind of thing.

"WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE BROTHERS!?"

[Fonzie]

My friend has a pretty good saying about this kind of thing.

"WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE BROTHERS!?"

First thing that came to mind was Full Metal Alchemist.

[Behold the Void]

My friend has a pretty good saying about this kind of thing.

"WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE BROTHERS!?"

First thing that came to mind was Full Metal Alchemist.

It's usually in response to that or the TV show Supernatural.

[Monol]

Auron and kihmari forever

[NeoCracker]

My friend has a pretty good saying about this kind of thing.

"WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE BROTHERS!?"

No you see, thats a bad thing. Because they will still be gay, making it just plain disturbing.

Sasuke x Itachi anyone?

Trust me on this, being family will NOT help the situation any.

[Ouch!]

My friend has a pretty good saying about this kind of thing.

"WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BE BROTHERS!?"

No you see, thats a bad thing. Because they will still be gay, making it just plain disturbing.

Sasuke x Itachi anyone?

Trust me on this, being family will NOT help the situation any.

I think the point was that he was talking about characters who were already brothers and complaining that people extrapolate sibling love and devotion into romantic entanglements.