Heated Rivalry is popular as hell, but it made me realize that I don't enjoy gay media, or media focusing on male romance as much as I should since I'm gay. I've come to realize that I'm autistic with generalized anxiety disorder. Dating is gonna be hard for me, and especially gay dating. I've already accepted that I'll be alone for most of my life, and especially since most autistic people tend to get with other autistic people. I don't know how many neurotypicals I'll find before I find an autistic person, and even then it might be a gamble on if we're compatible or love each other. So it's no surprise that I can't enjoy something like Heartstopper or heated rivalry since it's about something I'll rarely have if I ever have it at all. I don't wanna be watching a show that's a constant reminder that I wasn't born normal, am mentally ill, and even with a horrible upbringing. I don't wanna experience something that will leave me even more sad and lonely. I've read a bit of the heartstopper comic and I enjoyed it but left feeling more empty than before I read it, and I can't remember when I stopped reading it but I haven't gone back and finished it. I don't even feel this way with other romance stories, just ones focusing on male romance. And maybe I'm gonna be an asshole for this, but I also feel like a lot of people who enjoy heartstopper and heated rivalry are women. It's a reminder that the BL genre is made by and for women, but nothing for actual gay men. I only enjoy geikomi (bara) and gay porn because it's solely made for jacking off and there isn't much stories where people can get invested in. You just jack off and call it a day. But yeah, anyone else have similar thoughts or feelings on BL and Heated Rivalry?
>>42041781>And maybe I'm gonna be an asshole for this, but I also feel like a lot of people who enjoy heartstopper and heated rivalry are womenYou realize that they are made by women to women. They are the target audience, gay men liking it is just a side benefit.
>>42041781yeah these shows are all made for and by perverted women goonersthey don't actually show gay men at all, but rather women self inserting as mengay men won't relate to them
Little nigga these TV shows are for bloodless woke white foids with lactose intolerance to rub one out too, no gay man in existence has ever watched one of these things. Gay dudes are watching normal guy shit like sopranos montage on youtube or if they are flamers its shit that black women enjoy.
>>42041781>>42042906an even worse one is Red White and Royal Blueugggggh
>>42041781I like yaoi and stuff, but this kind of gay romance is for a pretty specific demographic of women and doesn't seem particularly popular
>>42041781this was originally a stucky fic iirc
>>42042996It is popular. Gay romance is normal for young women and girls
>>42043082I think the popularity of this specific genre of gay romance is overstated it seems popular because it's the easiest to promote, least-sexy, least offensive content
>>42043105Lesbian shows get cancelled even if they are more popular. Its some kind of a gay plot
>>42043050>stucky?
Women don’t know how gay men act. They are a lot raunchier than that. Gay men also don’t know how gay men act. Gay men are a lot more emotional than that,
>>42041781>>42045507This shit is directed and written by a fag
i mean it's yaoi. it's for 15 year old fujos, not us >>42045493marvel avengers shipping lol
>>42041781>I'm autistic with generalized anxiety disorder. Dating is gonna be hard for me, and especially gay dating. I've already accepted that I'll be alone for most of my lifeExact same but I really enjoy basic gay romance and plan to binge Heated Rivalry soon Idk I used to be way more doomer about it when I was early 20sEarly 30s now and it is what it is, my life still sucks but it's nice to indulge in nice stories now
