Can people please stop using bara when they mean geicomi? Bara is still a slur to MANY Japanese mlm and many gay mangaka already expressed how uncomfortable they feel with the term being used as a genre. I know this comes from misinformation but please.... It& #39;s not that hard.
If you want to refer to the body type, I& #39;d recommend using gachimuchi (ガチムチ) instead. I won& #39;t deny some people do use bara here but since it haven& #39;t been fully reclaimed by Japanese gay men, it& #39;s really uncomfortable to see it thrown around here so often.
Also decided to read the Wikipedia English page on "bara" and not only they mention it& #39;s not used/well accepted in Japan, they also bring this super interesting bit of info! I was positively surprised, because the distinction between BL and geicomi is really getting blurred.
Still irks me they calling it "yaoi" but on the page about Yaoi they recognize it& #39;s an English term and it& #39;s all BL in Japan.... So that& #39;s good too.
Also seeing so many people saying "I didn& #39;t know about this!" I& #39;m sorry I didn& #39;t mean to drag you
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> this is because I see a lot of "BL experts" trying to police others without even using the proper term.... The least you can do when trying to be an expert is know the difference!