Hate the "debate" around bl and yaoi in particular Existense of bad or edgy works in any other genre doesn't cause these "debates" on if the genre as a whole should exist, but only bacause this one is viewed as "female oriented" (which in some cases isn't wrong, but the question is why is it suddenly a bad thing) and was most videly written by women (or not cis-men at least) there suddenly needs to be a question is anyone can write or read it And the best works, most influential, most interesting and serious get overlooked completely, though if you read any of them you would never ask this And there's notheing wrong with lighter stories too, and with graphic ones too (why is it only concern in this particular case when any other type of graphic content can exist and even get aknowledgment for other aspects then it's deserved(yes i look at you every major tvseries with onscreen sexual content, and you literature, and you games and you whatever) It's ridiculous to look at one type of relationship depicted and state that it alone is problematic, when the very same tropes are used for any other type of relationship too (any classics written "for women" have violence and casual horror and awful treatment of mcs at levels few "bl's with a warning" can achieve, ask your older female relatives what they read in their teens) Read your favourite works and don't feel ashamed for liking stories about people written by people It's ridiculous what there needs to be the "genre" defined by that characters it features in what relationships, but that's the world we live in, it sadly had to be created as it is also as a result of mysoginy as well as 50 other stupid circumstances, but it doesn't make the works automatically bad No one tells you to stop reading drama, thriller, mystery of fantasy cause it has violence in it or unconventional dynamics or tropes or anything really There are terrible works in any genre, but hey, you can skip anything you don't want to read or watch, without raising a crusade to destroy the authors or works, especially in today's world full of censorship and actual violence towards lgbtqa+ folks and dictatorships and everything else really instead it's better to learn what you actually like and find suitable works through research and community, and this is for any genre really And if you think it's more important to uplift authors writing about their own authentic experience - when do just that - uplift these works, instead of atacking other works and authors - give reviews, add descriptions, promote them to community, create whatever suitable fanworks, make your own stories on your experience - if you just complain how it's unfair other works exist when you're doing nothing but harm

















