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INTEREST: Chainsaw Man's Tatsuki Fujimoto Plugs Assistant's Gay Porn Manga

Well hopefully this recommendation will convince some “ew gay manga” people to try BL at least.

As other commenters, I'm ambivalent about the title's use of the term gay porn when it's based on a meme not used by the author itself. It seems like the usage of the term in this context is merely to generate a more attention-grabbing title without giving consideration to the implications of conflating BL and gay porn.

"It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented. "Thanks very much."

It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that?

Matcha8 wrote:

As other commenters, I'm ambivalent about the title's use of the term gay porn when it's based on a meme not used by the author itself. It seems like the usage of the term in this context is merely to generate a more attention-grabbing title without giving consideration to the implications of conflating BL and gay porn.

The article wrote:

"It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented. "Thanks very much."

It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that?

ANN_Lynzee wrote:

Matcha8 wrote: As other commenters, I'm ambivalent about the title's use of the term gay porn when it's based on a meme not used by the author itself. It seems like the usage of the term in this context is merely to generate a more attention-grabbing title without giving consideration to the implications of conflating BL and gay porn. The article wrote: "It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented. "Thanks very much." It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that?

I have not read the title itself. But is it entirely about smutty content?

Gay porn, in the Western context, usually refers to a form of live-action media produced by a specific industry that has its roots in California and is sustained by its own star system. I think that's still what most people will think of when the word is uttered without allusion to anything else. Broadly construed, it could be anything that feature depiction of male same-sex acts. Regardless, gay porn is purely about the sex act itself.

There's many BL content that contains explicit pornographic scenes, but I don't think we can consider them all "gay porn" per se. Some of these could use the sexual scenes to represent the culmination of a story that's more about the relationship than the sex itself. Whereas some others could be entirely about sex, which would make these closer to gay porn. But nuances in terminology make a difference in journalistic reports.

Another one of my concern is in regard to author's intention. Again, I have not read the title in question. But the author might not necessarily view their own work as "gay porn," and to publicize it as such might be offensive to them.

I could be wrong in regard to my speculations. But I think these nuances are nevertheless elided when the title of this article decides to use the term gay porn based on a meme that is not even used by Fujimoto himself to refer to the work he's promoting.

Matcha8 wrote:

ANN_Lynzee wrote: Matcha8 wrote: As other commenters, I'm ambivalent about the title's use of the term gay porn when it's based on a meme not used by the author itself. It seems like the usage of the term in this context is merely to generate a more attention-grabbing title without giving consideration to the implications of conflating BL and gay porn. The article wrote: "It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented. "Thanks very much." It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that? I have not read the title itself. But is it entirely about smutty content? Gay porn, in the Western context, usually refers to a form of live-action media produced by a specific industry that has its roots in California and is sustained by its own star system. I think that's still what most people will think of when the word is uttered without allusion to anything else. Broadly construed, it could be anything that feature depiction of male same-sex acts. Regardless, gay porn is purely about the sex act itself. There's many BL content that contains explicit pornographic scenes, but I don't think we can consider them all "gay porn" per se. Some of these could use the sexual scenes to represent the culmination of a story that's more about the relationship than the sex itself. Whereas some others could be entirely about sex, which would make these closer to gay porn. But nuances in terminology make a difference in journalistic reports. Another one of my concern is in regard to author's intention. Again, I have not read the title in question. But the author might not necessarily view their own work as "gay porn," and to publicize it as such might be offensive to them. I could be wrong in regard to my speculations. But I think these nuances are nevertheless elided when the title of this article decides to use the term gay porn based on a meme that is not even used by Fujimoto himself to refer to the work he's promoting.

This sure is a lot of words for "I have zero idea that I'm right but I'm certain you are wrong."
That's not nuance. That's projection. You're arguing something that isn't even present because you want to argue about it.

It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that?

Matcha8 wrote:

ANN_Lynzee wrote: Matcha8 wrote: As other commenters, I'm ambivalent about the title's use of the term gay porn when it's based on a meme not used by the author itself. It seems like the usage of the term in this context is merely to generate a more attention-grabbing title without giving consideration to the implications of conflating BL and gay porn. The article wrote: "It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented. "Thanks very much." It's a pornographic doujin starring two male characters. What would you call that? I have not read the title itself. But is it entirely about smutty content? Gay porn, in the Western context, usually refers to a form of live-action media produced by a specific industry that has its roots in California and is sustained by its own star system. I think that's still what most people will think of when the word is uttered without allusion to anything else. Broadly construed, it could be anything that feature depiction of male same-sex acts. Regardless, gay porn is purely about the sex act itself. There's many BL content that contains explicit pornographic scenes, but I don't think we can consider them all "gay porn" per se. Some of these could use the sexual scenes to represent the culmination of a story that's more about the relationship than the sex itself. Whereas some others could be entirely about sex, which would make these closer to gay porn. But nuances in terminology make a difference in journalistic reports. Another one of my concern is in regard to author's intention. Again, I have not read the title in question. But the author might not necessarily view their own work as "gay porn," and to publicize it as such might be offensive to them. I could be wrong in regard to my speculations. But I think these nuances are nevertheless elided when the title of this article decides to use the term gay porn based on a meme that is not even used by Fujimoto himself to refer to the work he's promoting.

This sure is a lot of words for "I have zero idea that I'm right but I'm certain you are wrong."
That's not nuance. That's projection. You're arguing something that isn't even present because you want to argue about it.