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My Opinions On Yaoi

  Don’t believe in them. I think it’s a choice, and a rather poor one at that.  I don’t hate homosexuals, and I’m not “homophobic” (I worked at Disneyland for cryin’ out loud!) And I’ve had friends/ acquaintances (even close ones) who are homosexual. I don't do things to make them uncomfortable, and I still love them.  However, when given the choice I ignore such pairings. And when it comes to fiction I definitely have a choice! I realize that yaoi pairings are present in many Japanese shows, which is why I am happy with cheesy Americanized Anime that eliminates all yaoi pairings (and pretty near all straight ones too – darn them!!!)  And I can pretty well explain away any yaoi pairings in the Japanese too if I really try (e-mail me and ask sometime, I’ll show you).  Anyway, all that to say - don’t expect to see any of that here, and please don’t send me any yaoi fan stuff, I’ll trash it.  And if you ever want anything explained away let me know.  If I’ve seen the show, or found any anti-yaoi evidence on the pairing I’ll be sure to tell you.

  Oh… and no flames – we don’t believe in them either. (As I said earlier)