Random Thoughts...

[silverthunder]

You know, I've noticed that a lot of Daisuke yaoi fans hate Kari. I suppose it makes sense, considering he has a crush on her. And she's human enough to have flaws - most of which have been gleefully pointed out and picked apart.

I can't tell you how many Kari-haters point to the movie where she says that line about "making Davis jealous", with their eyes bugging out, and say 'See? SEE?'

So I think it's kind of amusing that in the original, it was Takeru who said "This should really make Daisuke jealous." Hikari didn't say anything of the sort.

Not very many people are likely to use that as fuel for their hatred of Takeru, though... After all, *Takeru* is a likable character. (I mean this seriously, too - I love Takeru)

Yaoi fans tend to have this hatred of females - especially females standing in the way of their yaoi. I'm not any less guilty of this than any others. I dislike a HELL of a lot of anime girls, and I'd be lying if I said that, for some of them, their interference with my yaoi had no part in that.

And hey, it's my right. I can dislike whatever characters I choose.

Kari is one of the few I like. Obviously, she's got flaws - she's a big hypocrite, for one. And she comes off as holier-than-thou a LOT of the time. But generally, she's not too bad. And if she had no flaws whatsoever... well... then she'd be a Mary-Sue type, wouldn't she?

But yaoi fandoms, for the most part, tend to be mostly made up of fangirls. And we're much harsher on anime females than we are on anime males. A bishounen needs to prove himself a jerk before we label him that. A bishoujo, on the other hand, has to prove herself *worthy* before we decide she's not on the black list.

It just doesn't seem fair, somehow...

I had a point in there somewhere in the middle of all that rambling, but I don't remember what it was... If anyone else has a clue, want to let me in on it?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think men can get away with more things in the anime world because they're looks tend to make up for it. You think twice before labeling them as jerks, is my guess. Because you might have an attraction to them in looks so you won't label them right away, whereas a female they have nothing to make you think twice about it.

I think it's so stupid that society still keeps this "boy-will-be-boys" attitude. It's a bunch of crap, it's just plain an excuse for certain behaviors. But I'm not excusing women though either...

Back on topic though I know I usually have a dislike for girls who try to take a guy I like or "break up" my yaoi couple. But I tend to get mad a men who try to break up my favorite yaoi couple too. If any character tries to jeopardize my couple/man I get pissed off at them. Females are just the ones who usually do that the most. Females are always more of a threat due to the fact that most of these shows have hetro couples.

I think that we like the cutie/sweet men characters because it's so out of the norm. Men are "supposed" to be big and macho. I love the sweet male characters. I know if I were to have a boyfriend I would really want him to be like that. ^^

--Chrysoprase

[silverthunder]

Oh, I love sweet/cute male characters. ^_^ They are so the best! And I agree with you about most of that. It makes sense... and it's not really fair. Guys will get away with so much more than girls can.

I hardly ever get annoyed with guys for breaking up my yaoi couple. Like, I'm a Ken/Omi fan, but even though most people pair Ken with Aya, I still adore Aya. Same with on Digmon - I love Ken/Daisuke, but even though there are plenty of Takeru/Daisuke fans and evidence for the couple, I still think Takeru is awesome.

When it comes to guys, I hardly ever dislike the *character* who might break up a pairing I like. I usually dislike the pairing. ^^;; With girls, though, somehow it's easier to dislike them.

But I guess your reasoning makes sense about that. Since I'm not attracted to them, it's easier to dislike them.