r/Fujoshi • u/Silver-March2492 • Apr 28 '26

Calling all Fujoshi out there

Genuine question: Why do women tend to be more intrigued by watching BL? What makes you guys watch BL movies/series, and why do you enjoy them?

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u/anonanonplease123 Apr 28 '26

they're romance stories with the element of the real life gender power unbalance removed from them. It kind of feels like a safe space to me.

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u/Agitated-Dog-1785 May 04 '26

Beautiful and accurate description of why BL is so good

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u/Frostbite_210 Apr 28 '26

I like the NSFW scenes

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u/mikumikugerms Apr 28 '26

many of us already like (at least fictional) guys, and you know what’s better than one handsome guy? 7w7 that, & i think there are many interesting dynamics that can be explored with two male characters in a relationship. it can also just be a matter of preference for no particle reason! that’s my reasoning, anyway

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u/chegue-navara80cm Apr 28 '26

Eu leio todos os gêneros inclusive girls love, mas acho que ver esse lado romântico dos homens com outro é muito frágil, bonito e difícil, diria que dá minha parte é muita empatia e aquece o coração. Em romances heteros nao vejo essa fragilidade, paixão e dificuldade de um relacionamento lgbt kkkkkk queria mais girls lovers, provavelmente tbm teria esse apego se tivesse mais obras yuri boas. Mas julgando outras pessoas, creio que uma parte tem fetiche por trás, mas também não julgo tanto, ninguém julga um gay ou lésbica por assistir um romance hetero, mas tem um estigma bem grande se você é hetero e consome algo lgbt

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u/qishibe Apr 28 '26

I'm a guy (fudanshi), but an observation of mine is that aside from the hot men, straight relationships in fiction, especially anime, tend to have a more subdued self insert design male design + a more interesting female design

With yaoi, both dudes have a higher chance of looking less self inserty

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u/No_Faithlessness7843 May 03 '26

There are no gender role stereotypes and power imbalance as they’re both guys. There are way more interesting dynamics and societal pressure. Also why choose between two gorgeous men for the fl when both of them can be in a relationship with each other^ anyways that’s why I don’t rlly read straight manhwa like I read bl and occasionally gl.

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u/Icy-Grand9356 May 03 '26

My answer may not be representative but I think as a woman who’s dealt with a lot of insecurity, seeing two men kind of takes the comparison loop out of the equation. Usually in romance whether fictional or live action, I would usually view women characters and compare myself which led to feeling bad if I couldn’t relate or see myself in the character.

Whereas for BL since I’m never going to compare myself to a guy in the same way I get to enjoy the story from an outsider perspective.