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Here's a question for you, Is Yaoi Just a Phase?

You can answer this different ways. Is yaoi a phase for you personally? Do you see yourself growing out of it anytime soon? Perhaps you already are.

Also, lately there has been a big wave of yaoi, do you think this will eventually slow down as people become tired of it?

I've known a few people that drifted out of yaoi, or better yet, found religion and denounced yaoi completely. Personally, I've been interested in yaoi for well over seven years and I don't see it stopping anytime soon. I may not be as interested in fanworks as I was, but frankly, I blame that on the quality of fanworks, not on yaoi itself.

So, do you think you're going to get tired of yaoi anytime soon? Discuss.

how is porn a phase?! I've liked yaoi since I was 12! There's nothin better than watching nice, sweet buttsex. razz

I don't see myself growing out of it any time soon seen as I;ve been in love with Yaoi for like 10 years now! XD For some people they might just like it becuase they're curuious and will then grow out of it but thats not the case for mee, im a hardcore fan 100%

Possibly? I don't know. I personally don't think I'll grow out of it, but as a community we'll probably dwindle for a little while and then suddenly there'll be a whole "Yaoi is retro and therefore the smex!" period, just like everything else. Maybe?

I think it depends on the person. Some people will stay with it forever and others will eventually fall away from the group confused

Me, however, will be a life-long fan

On a personal level, I can't see myself growing out of Yaoi right NOW, but realistically I imagine my passion for it will fade eventually. I doubt that it will disappate completely, but in time my utter love for it might wane a bit. Who knows? I can't say for sure.

Now, on a market-based level, yes. Manga lisencing has delved deep into a world of BL and yaoi as of late, bringing out titles in english that we had only seen in scanlation form before. Since the fanbase is pretty wide and, until relatively recently, uncatered to, there was probably a huge influx of results in the form of releases by companies such as BLU, DMP, BeBeautiful (not fond of that last one, but it's an example) and some by Tokyopop. When it becomes more and more availible and more and more mainstream titles are released, there will inevitably be less hype. When that will happen is unsure, as there are so many BL and Yaoi titles as it is, but I imagine when it becomes so widely availible the general hype will fade.

:3

Hope that makes sense. It's late where I am right now; I'm not entirely coherent.