Gender: Male Location: Welfare Kingdom of California
It's been awhile since we've had one of these discussions. So I'll let it stand. Do please explain your reasons so that we can have more of a discussion.
Well, I prefer yaoi over yuri because i think it's hotter when two guys are together . Well...I guess I'd prefer yaoi over yuri...not all that sure why, but yuri doesn't seem too apealing to me, a girl.
Yaoi is guy/guy, yuri is girl/girl. Yaoi comes from the phrase 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, ichi nashi' which more or less translates to 'no peak, no point, no problem'. Yuri originally comes from the Japanese word for lily. In the US the terms are generally only used to describe the hentai spectrum of things, though there's obviously more to it than just hentai.
You'd think so, but I'm a guy and I prefer nonexplicit yaoi to yuri. In fact, yuri doesn't interest me at all. I'm not sure why (and that isn't an invitation for anyone to speculate about my sexuality, so don't bother), but I have a simple theory. People identify with characters who are similar to them; men identify with male characters more easily, women identify with female characters. To enjoy a story, I must be able to identify with the characters, and therefore a story with an all-female cast is at a natural disadvantage.
Well, it's why I think I prefer yaoi. Since yaoi is aimed at women, I'm not sure it holds up as a general theory.
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Yaoi or Yuri
Jan 3rd, 2007 03:35 AM
. Well...I guess I'd prefer yaoi over yuri...not all that sure why, but yuri doesn't seem too apealing to me, a girl.
