BL—Fujoshi—LGBTQ Japan Thread

[a place for storing informative threads on these subjects]

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https://twitter.com/dionysiaca/status/1117944421964746752?s=21 https://twitter.com/dionysiaca/status/1117944421964746752
One of mine on a collection of BL research— “Boys Love Manga and Beyond”.
I’ll link others as I dig them up.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1141394296421126144?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1141394296421126144
https://twitter.com/asideoftrashpl1/status/1255620354581635073?s=21 https://twitter.com/asideoftrashpl1/status/1255620354581635073
Open access articles on the history of the word fujoshi.

https://twitter.com/unjapanologist/status/1160948173986246657?s=21 https://twitter.com/unjapanologist/status/1160948173986246657
BL fandom guidelines and suggestions for conduct. 🙂

https://twitter.com/mekinot/status/1252385130011742210?s=21 https://twitter.com/mekinot/status/1252385130011742210
I said it before and I’ll say it again, don’t talk over Japanese people when they’re explaining their culture to you weebs.

https://twitter.com/kuromantic/status/1248751922175258625?s=21 https://twitter.com/kuromantic/status/1248751922175258625
LGBTQ Japanese community and BL—

https://twitter.com/kuromantic/status/1250137554638090243?s=21 https://twitter.com/kuromantic/status/1250137554638090243
I’ll be throwing in research and publications/books on it here.
Here’s a title I’ve reviewed.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1180947065041543169?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1180947065041543169
“Fujoshi adapted as a loan word” argument.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1258295954417082370?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1258295954417082370
Interview on BL with Japanese lgbtq activists.

https://twitter.com/animesocmegan/status/1259005917418459136?s=21 https://twitter.com/AnimesocMegan/status/1259005917418459136
If someone says “this is how other people are using Fujoshi”, this is what you need to know.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1259945536129576960?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1259945536129576960
Very thorough and accurate thread on lgbtq rep in mainstream media in Japan by @satans_tiddies

https://satans-tiddies.tumblr.com/post/174413663441/bl-okama-and-gay-stereotypes-in-animanga
“Are fujoshi heterosexual women?”
NO, not necessarily. Do you want to ask every single one? 🗣🗣

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1271334264118947840?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1271334264118947840
Who can read BL if it “isn’t made for you”?

Literally anyone. Read.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1249722025402347521?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1249722025402347521
A Venn diagram for quick info—

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1269474473633353728?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1269474473633353728
If you want to know BL readers’ identity/sexuality you would have to survey them. (Not poll, that’s a unreliable pool.)
As of right now, there are no surveys significant to report on.

https://twitter.com/james_welker/status/1271574921336905728?s=21 https://twitter.com/james_welker/status/1271574921336905728
It’s OK not to know anything about these tooics. Just ask.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1269737833696301058?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1269737833696301058
Some BL is good rep, some isn’t. Not all queer content should be wholesome and good. That’s censoring the opportunity for creative expression. Whether a westerner thinks something is good rep or not doesn’t effect Japan. Learn & stop appropriating.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1266101944701071361?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1266101944701071361
“yaoi is bad for western fandom”

❗️ Reading BL is not disrespectful to lgbtq people.
❗️ Fujoshi = a fan— bad or good depends on individual
❗️ There are SOME disrespectful fans, BUT those fans would be disrespectful with ANY queer content, NOT JUST BL.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1276341103386595328?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1276341103386595328
Some info on the evolution of the BL industry and changes made over the years.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1014677467540414465?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1014677467540414465
Additional reading on BL and Fujoshi history from @james_welker — https://www.academia.edu/195374/_Flower_Tribes_and_Female_Desire_Complicating_Early_Female_Consumption_of_Male_Homosexuality_in_Sh%C5%8Djo_Manga._
“Flower Tribes and Female Desire: Complicating Early Female Consumption of Male Homosexuality in...

[**Feel free to message me for a copy! I'm happy to share it with those without library access.**]

https://www.academia.edu/195374/_Flower_Tribes_and_Female_Desire_Complicating_Early_Female_Consumption_of_Male_Homosexuality_in_Sh%C5%8Djo_Manga._
From Gengoroh—

https://twitter.com/cyanparade/status/1278695686897168385?s=21 https://twitter.com/cyanparade/status/1278695686897168385
Reposting of the first thread in this thread.

https://twitter.com/lizcourserants/status/1279599966441398272?s=21 https://twitter.com/lizcourserants/status/1279599966441398272
More reading! What is yaoi? Is it even used in Japan?

https://twitter.com/inkheights/status/1280462601693134848?s=21 https://twitter.com/inkheights/status/1280462601693134848
BL represents a lot of experiences and sexualities. Consider this input from another Japanese man and lgbtq member.
https://twitter.com/queeresl/status/1283670851741552641?s=21 https://twitter.com/QueerESL/status/1283670851741552641
If anyone ever says “BL was made for women”, they don’t know how homoromantic content was spread the first time in Edo, they probably don’t know it was done again in the 70s.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292142921580449796?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292142921580449796
Some fun homo history!

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292128955491921922?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292128955491921922
Saying “the word fujoshi was created you’re gross” is
1) factually wrong
2) shows total ignorance of the culture
3) Japanese men coined it bc they were openly homophobic and if women liked or supported homosexuality, men deemed them “unfit for marriage”

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1291688519417593856?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1291688519417593856
Attempting to misuse a word and history of another culture is BAD.

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292119151960567808?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1292119151960567808
What do you do when you meet a Japanese person who doesn’t like BL/fujoshi because they don’t like lgbtq people? Here’s what you can do ⬇️

https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1294681244979134464?s=21 https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1294681244979134464
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