I guess the obvious topic is BL as appropriation of gay male sexuality versus BL as expression of female sexuality. This sounds really interesting, imo.
I agree that it could get contentious, but the anime/manga panels at WisCon haven't been overly contentious for the most part so far, and I wouldn't mind digging a little deeper into topics like this.
Would be interesting to compare manga about gay men outside the BL genre (e.g., ones written by and for men instead of women), and realistic josei manga with lesbian characters. It would! I'm trying to think of examples of the former, and can think of none. I feel like there should be examples of the latter, but can't think of any of those, either -_-
Regardless! I'm trying to think of how the panel description would come together, or what the title might be. A simple Boys' Love in Anime & Manga or something a little more controversial. The way you posed it seems to-the-point & attention-grabbing: Boys' Love: Appropriation of Gay Male Sexuality vs Expression of Female Sexuality?
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This sounds really interesting, imo.
I agree that it could get contentious, but the anime/manga panels at WisCon haven't been overly contentious for the most part so far, and I wouldn't mind digging a little deeper into topics like this.
Would be interesting to compare manga about gay men outside the BL genre (e.g., ones written by and for men instead of women), and realistic josei manga with lesbian characters.
It would! I'm trying to think of examples of the former, and can think of none.
I feel like there should be examples of the latter, but can't think of any of those, either -_-
Regardless! I'm trying to think of how the panel description would come together, or what the title might be. A simple Boys' Love in Anime & Manga or something a little more controversial. The way you posed it seems to-the-point & attention-grabbing: Boys' Love: Appropriation of Gay Male Sexuality vs Expression of Female Sexuality?