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bingo_a I don't really pay attention to where Jrock/VK fans hang out anymore. Seems like there's quite a few on Tumblr now, though that medium is really hard when you're trying to find specific tags for example and some of these guys have the same names and plus, anime names are inevitably included. But I do really find the Tanuki blog fascinating and kind of awesome. Back when I was heavily into this stuff, people and their ships man. Which is bad and annoying enough, but the thing is, they seemed to really believe that about 90% of Jrockers were gay and screwing their bandmates. It's fairly hilarious to me now to see that exactly the opposite is true. Not that I really ever doubted this, but try to explaining it to these nutters.
The best part is the ones that people were convinced were like "part-gay" are the straightest of them all. What I tried to explain to people back then, that nobody got, is that their own biases and stereotypes were playing into their assumptions. Basically, most Western cultures have this idea that effeminate, from OUR prospective, equals gay. From 7-8 years ago, I don't really see this going away. And that was the reason these fangirls were using to insist that various Jrockers, lbr VK guys, were gay.
One of the best entries on that Tumblr so far was the anon that was all, so people don't think Hyde is even a little bit gay? The Tanuki translator said nope, it's not even a rumor, and it's also well-known that he sleeps around with other chicks a LOT. I freaking said this for YEARS lol. I even had some stuff from this Japanese friend I had at the time that was basically saying that he wasn't living with his wife and everyone knew that he was a total womanizer. That lack of judgment on my part led to me eventually moving my blog because the fandom was MAD and I got tired of defending that shit. LIke, omg, I'm so sorry Hyde is not your gay twink having affairs with Gackt and/or Tetsu. Seriously, it was ridiculous.
The second best part of that blog is the disturbing fact that Tetsu has a well-known lollicon. Hilarious, if kinda eewww, because I also knew several stans who were completely CONVINCED that he was gayer than anything. Again, never thought he was gay, but always thought there was something a little off about him. The lollicon explains that in spades.
Basically, I love this blog because it's showing these people that not only are their fantasies just that, but they are not even REMOTELY true. I wish I could take it back in time lol.
The best part is the ones that people were convinced were like "part-gay" are the straightest of them all. What I tried to explain to people back then, that nobody got, is that their own biases and stereotypes were playing into their assumptions. Basically, most Western cultures have this idea that effeminate, from OUR prospective, equals gay. From 7-8 years ago, I don't really see this going away. And that was the reason these fangirls were using to insist that various Jrockers, lbr VK guys, were gay.
One of the best entries on that Tumblr so far was the anon that was all, so people don't think Hyde is even a little bit gay? The Tanuki translator said nope, it's not even a rumor, and it's also well-known that he sleeps around with other chicks a LOT. I freaking said this for YEARS lol. I even had some stuff from this Japanese friend I had at the time that was basically saying that he wasn't living with his wife and everyone knew that he was a total womanizer. That lack of judgment on my part led to me eventually moving my blog because the fandom was MAD and I got tired of defending that shit. LIke, omg, I'm so sorry Hyde is not your gay twink having affairs with Gackt and/or Tetsu. Seriously, it was ridiculous.
The second best part of that blog is the disturbing fact that Tetsu has a well-known lollicon. Hilarious, if kinda eewww, because I also knew several stans who were completely CONVINCED that he was gayer than anything. Again, never thought he was gay, but always thought there was something a little off about him. The lollicon explains that in spades.
Basically, I love this blog because it's showing these people that not only are their fantasies just that, but they are not even REMOTELY true. I wish I could take it back in time lol.
