Jack is Back
New Member
I am a gay male here to back you up. I get the feeling you're probably already gotten a lot of hate already so I'm going to give my stance.
A lot of people who write MxM are not male. There are some who are. But a lot aren't. There are some who write it who are lesbians. It's just the facts. But you don't need a male to write MxM. You need someone who has a shred of awareness for relationships and the male perspective. Most people throw that out the drain or pretend they know what that means.
I think the bigger problem with MxM is that most don't understand ANY relationships and assume a MxM relationship is something more. That because you are "gay" your relationship is suddenly perfect. When I thought I was straight I had several hetero relationships. Most of the time... they're very the same. Being engaged in a real homosexual relationship I see a lot of people who write from a very limited experience. What you have described happening IS a real problem, it's just not because of the writers not being male. It's more of an issue with excessive fluff/smut in the RP community in general. Nobody wants a real relationship, they want the dollar store knock off brand.
A lot of people who write MxM are not male. There are some who are. But a lot aren't. There are some who write it who are lesbians. It's just the facts. But you don't need a male to write MxM. You need someone who has a shred of awareness for relationships and the male perspective. Most people throw that out the drain or pretend they know what that means.
I think the bigger problem with MxM is that most don't understand ANY relationships and assume a MxM relationship is something more. That because you are "gay" your relationship is suddenly perfect. When I thought I was straight I had several hetero relationships. Most of the time... they're very the same. Being engaged in a real homosexual relationship I see a lot of people who write from a very limited experience. What you have described happening IS a real problem, it's just not because of the writers not being male. It's more of an issue with excessive fluff/smut in the RP community in general. Nobody wants a real relationship, they want the dollar store knock off brand.