Other Pairing Preference Discussion

[Psyche]

Well, however wrote that definition either hasn't actually watched the yuri or is not aware of what hentai is

As I said before, I’ve never watched a yuri/yaoi or planning on it, just googled the definition of it and that’s the first thing you see.

 

[Idea]

Not blaming you here, just trying to clarify. The definition is simply innacurate.

 

[Psyche]

Not blaming you here, just trying to clarify. The definition is simply innacurate.

Ah alright, I haven’t really watched too many anime’s or TV shows for that matter so I honestly wouldn’t have the best opinion/have the most knowledge on the topic, so I’ll take your word for it.

 

[rae2nerdy]

I am aware of that, was my original question before it morphed into a question based on bedroom positions and what it has to do with personality in RPN(didn’t even mention dominant/submissive, found it interesting to talk about though). As I said before, anyone else can do whatever they want, just personally makes me cringe a bit seeing it. Eh, I don’t know why I’m not a huge fan of the names to be completely honest, just sounds like it’s a fetish or something if that makes any sense.

Can’t say for certain because I’ve never really watched a Yuri/Yaoi anime before, but the definition itself calls it “hentai” and it just makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

I would say it’s more similar to American erotica. Specifically homosexual erotica.

I have read both, admittedly only one sample of Yaoi and two samples of gay erotica.

But I didn’t find their writing quality to be that much different than heterosexual stories in the same genre.

Now that said erotica is notorious for running the gamut from cheap porn in written form to basically romance stories with steamy sex scenes.

So I imagine Yaoi/Yuri run the same gamut in turns of quality.

I would say with roleplay you have to remember this is a written work done by amateurs trying to replicate things they’ve seen professionals do. Or they’re just writing out fantasies.

There isn’t anything wrong with that obviously but judging professional works by the tropes you see utilized in roleplay isn’t really fair.

That said because it’s written by amateurs I’m a little more turned off by people that use terms like yaoi/yuri/seme/uke/top/bottom precisely because I do read erotica (professional and fan written) and I’m aware of how difficult it is to thread the needle between stuff that is tasteful and stuff that makes my stomach churn.

Now obviously on this site you have the erotic content ban but that just means I’m even less interested. I find falling in love to be boring and frustrating to write about. So on this site I just look specifically for platonic.

 

[MechanicalSnake]

I would say this is a result of the general development of society nowadays. People are so scared of offending someone that they tend to apologize in advance for completely normal things. Which ends up being more awkward than if they hadn't done that in the first place.