SecretSenpai Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 You shouldn't feel guilty about liking something. It's only natural to like things. Sometimes people like dogs. Sometimes people like winter. Sometimes people like yaoi. Don't be ashamed of who you are.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatichan Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't feel guilt, either. Like Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. said, there's no reason to feel guilt it you like reading yaoi, although I guess the guilt gets triggered by the weird, non-understanding reactions of one's environment. I wouldn't call it guilt- I'd say I feel prompted to defend myself if one of my friends does catch me reading a yaoi manga and doesn't know about my liking it. Because while they can enjoy the pretty artwork on the outside, once they hear what the story's about, I usually get estranged glances and then I feel I need to explain at great length why I enjoy it. But I'm getting better at it...although it takes time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaakisan Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Why feeling guilty And for What?! Yaoi (but mangas in general) is an art, Made with passion And hard work by mangakas for all fans. I'm grateful to be able to read such amazing stories, full of strong And beautiful feelings. it's an "healthy" hobby :hamtaro-005 (6): (quite addictive for me!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kujaku Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I have never felt guilt for watching or reading yaoi. If anything, I feel excitement and pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan_yaoi Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I have never felt guilt for watching or reading yaoi. If anything, I feel excitement and pleasure. What he ^ said. Why would I feel guilt. If you feel guilt I think its bad/ sad. But if the question would have been if I feel excited, a bit horny, embarrasing i would understand it. But guilt,? No way. I like yaoi, thats wh yi am here, so Bring it On :5yoyo34: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon. Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 As long as you're not hurting anyone or yourself, do whatever makes you happy! And those who disagree with that and shame you for the things you like can shove their crappy opinions into their crappy yaoi butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morning_milk94 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 No, I don't feel guilty about it xD I am not hurting anyone or myself by liking Yaoi, so why would I feel guilty about it xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riki Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I don't feel guilty at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18thesadist Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Sometimes I feel guilty, sometimes I don't. I think my friends and family think I'm somewhat of a person who is innocent and who doesn't read these kind of stuffs because I find it uncomfortable talking about erotic stuff. Even so, I like reading yaoi because it is somehow my scapegoat to my dull and boring life. I agree that I shouldn't be guilty over a hobby which doesn't hurt or affect anyone negatively but I just can't ignore what would other people think of me if they find out I like and prefer to read this genre. So in my case, I just hide the fact that I like yaoi since I'm much more comfortable with that, than letting others know I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangevoldemort Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Ocassionally I feel really Guilty because My family is really homophobic, but then I overcome it and I remind myself, 'Love is love, It can be shared between a man and a woman, man and a man, and a woman with a woman.' Is Loving someone a sin, thiests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon. Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. totally agree with you. What you like to do and how you decide to spend your free time, that's your business. Your family doesn't need to know. Sure it's up to you to let them know, but you don't have to. Plus, ever thought about how many things our parents do that they don't want us to know about? Everyone has their own stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratlinecoil Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I totally feel bad after I watch yaoi. But as a watch or read yaoi I don't feel bad at all. Should I feel bad??? What would be too young of an age to watch yaoi??! >____ Being to young to watch yaoi could be one of the reasons I feel bad for watching yaoi. I have known about yaoi for little over two years now and at first I felt worse after watching/reading yaoi. But now since i have watched/read it a bunch of times I feel a bit better after watching/reading it.* saying this and watching junjuo romantica *;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuikiYaya Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 not, I never feel guilty about it. :Wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aruchan01 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 No, and I think I'll never be. After all it was my choice to read or watch it. But sometimes, yaois with explicit scenes, make me feel a bit ~huhuh TT__TT i can't say it. BL is actually unacceptable in my place, so when i told my friends that i read this kind of stuffs, they disliked me. And i really hate it, even tho~ some of yaoi are R18, but still there always lessons that I'm learning after watching or reading it. That's the deal right? the lessons we're learning not those explicit or whatever scenes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maralehava Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I feel no guilt or shame in this hobby. I mean I wouldn't talk about it in front of people who don't want to hear it, but I wouldn't lie and say I wasn't into it. But I'm Pansexual and Trans so... I'm more embarrassed when my old 90's Pop songs come on random when I put all my music on to play, I mean, random spice girls song with my image? urgh Shame city.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Cultivator Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Uh....no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa_1996 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I don't feel guilty about liking yaoi. It may be something that is hard to explain for other (when rarely it comes up) but I don't mind if someone doesn't understand the appeal. It's not like I'm in a some sort of mission where I'd have to make everyone love yaoi. x) Yaoi is just something that I really like and love. I don't see any reason to feel guilty about it cause it harms no one and it really isn't anyone's business what I like to do in my free time. ...although I do gotta mention that I might feel tiny bit guilty if I have read some reallysmutty yaoi, dj or one shot.. but that is because of whole different reasons. x) I don't feel guilty for reading them but yeah. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decimum Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 ???????? I think it all depends on the yaoi I mean if theres like torture going on and your there like "fuck yah torture that bitch!" Then yah you may want to feel a little bit of guilt but if it's like a normal yaoi then I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edohan Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Nope. There are far "worse" things one could be into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iku Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 First off, nope, I don't feel guilty at all??? I guess it's because in my small circle of friends that's one thing we all like, Bl. Okay not all of us but everyone seems to be open about it even the boys in my circle read light BL so it's fine I guess? I don't think i've ever felt guilt??? ohoho but yes, mostly I do like drama, angst, but there are times it affects my mood and I do get horny reading yaoi. It's an explicit fictional material, how can I not??? :cuteonion57: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onlymeneko Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I don't feel guilty. But I have to hide it. Since it is "unusual" or "abnormal". My partner is the only one who knows my hobby in real life. If there's anyone saying that I am weird. I am one! So what!? I love yaoi and i think i would love it forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireD910 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Ok, this question actually brings up a lot of things I have dealt with for my fandom of yaoi, pretty serious and not that positive. I wish I could just say "never", but that's not true. Growing up I didn't feel guilt, but I did have shame pushed on me. That may sound like one in the same, but it's not to me. I saw nothing wrong with liking yaoi, except that I shouldn't let others know because they saw something wrong with it. Once my mom found a notebook where I was writing my own stories and well there was yelling, tears, and I tore up my own notebook because, in her words it was "filth". I'm not even sure how I brought myself back into writing and expressing my love of yaoi... I think I just tried to be more sneaky about it. I tried drawing a few times, that was my form of expression early in life, but I was too afraid she'd definitely go through my art books and see that. So I don't feel guilty or shame about liking yaoi at all now. It's one of my favorite things over multiple mediums and I think the people behind it put more effort into their stories, music, etc than a lot of mainstream genres do anymore. But I have had a real hard time sharing it without being in a zone like this forum, where I know the other person likes it or is accepting as well because I have, even among anime fans, been given looks and words of disgust. Even female yuri fans (which I am, I'm an equal opportunist) have been judgmental towards my like of yaoi, which makes negative sense to me. But when I get home... I'm probably going to read something or play a game. So their approach hasn't discouraged me overall. I'm just sinking deeper, into like bara, which even yaoi fans are sometimes unsure of. Always gotta be the outsider. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne~ Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I do feel guilty because it goes against my religious beliefs, not to mention that if my parents found out, I'M DEAD. I can't imagine I'll ever be able to let it go though. TT-TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystald Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Nope. :In love: Love is love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginingsih Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I feel guilty after I read this thread :Sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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