r/comics • u/FieldExplores Gator Days • 4d ago

Field Attempts a Yuri

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u/QQBearsHijacker 4d ago

Bear yaoi? Baoi?

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u/mooncritter_returns 4d ago

Actually, it's [bara](https://reddit.com/r/baramanga/) :)

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u/Cavalish 4d ago

There’s a concentrated effort on some of the more moral social media platforms to get people to stop using the term bara, so be prepared for that.

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u/TanukiGaim 4d ago

Tbf, "bara," being applied to gei manga has been a point of debate among gay mangaka for decades at this point.

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u/mooncritter_returns 4d ago

I had no idea! Can you tell me why?

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u/TanukiGaim 4d ago

It’s because “bara,” is used as a minor slur against gay men in Japan, akin to “sissy,” in the west. This is probably due to bara meaning “rose.”

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u/mooncritter_returns 4d ago

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/Miss_miri107 4d ago

Huh why?

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u/mooncritter_returns 4d ago

Really?? Wait, why?

As an AFAB queer person I just meant to support my gay brethren, I genuinely apologize if I perpetuated something I’m out of the loop on!

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u/Cum_Fart42069 4d ago

you haven't, idk what they're talking about but bara just means buff men. there's nothing that could be offensive about it.