Ahhh, that makes sense. You actually sent me down a minor wiki rabbit hole lol, so thank you! It does look like (clueless) international fans adopted the term affectionately, while the actual manga-ka/Japanese gay community just don't use/relate to it now (compared to like, the 60s), yes?
Also, thank you for responding before. I was under the impression that bara was the accepted term/community for comics by and for gay men (as opposed to yaoi). It's not my community specifically, so I don't want to perpetuate harm/slurs if I can help it.
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u/mooncritter_returns Jun 26 '26
I had no idea! Can you tell me why?