Slash and yaoi

2010-04-02T14:51:08Z

Franzeska: /* Yaoi and yuri */

[[Category:Erotic Romance]]
Slash and yaoi are two forms of male homoerotic romance that are commonly read by women. Their female homoerotic equivalents are femmeslash and yuri.

== Slash and femmeslash ==

Slash fiction is a form of [[GLBT]] fiction that is primarily written and read by women. The genre has a strong emphasis on romance and [[Erotic Romance|erotic romance]]. Although the genre originated in the fan fiction community, some original fiction is also written for slash readers. This original fiction is sometimes called original slash.

"Pro slash" is a term referring to professionally published GLBT writings that slash readers especially like, such as gay romance novels. Some pro slash authors have also written slash fan fiction or original slash. However, because fan fiction is looked down upon by many professional editors, pro slash writers have been said to be discouraged from speaking publicly about any slash fiction they may have written.

The term slash is usually used in reference to male homoerotic fiction. Femmeslash (femslash) is the term often used for female homoerotic fiction.

== Yaoi and yuri ==

A related homoerotic fiction genre is yaoi, which grew out of the Japanese fan fiction community. Like slash, yaoi is primarily written and read by women, and like slash, yaoi emphasizes romance and erotic romance. Yaoi draws its inspiration from manga and anime, although some yaoi takes the form of written fiction. Like slash, the yaoi community has original fiction writers. Their stories are often called original yaoi.

Yaoi writers are sometimes treated differently by the professional fiction community than slash writers are. Whereas slash fan fiction is usually inspired by media stories featuring heterosexual men, yaoi fan fiction is often inspired by BL ("Boys' Love"), a Japanese genre of male homoerotic manga, anime, and other media that is professionally marketed to teenage girls. Because fan fiction is not regarded with the same degree of hostility by Japanese publishers as in the West, yaoi writers and artists are sometimes hired to produce BL. Unlike pro slash authors, they are under less pressure to hide their amateur works. As a result, in English, the term yaoi may be used to describe professionally published homoerotic works that have a stronger erotic content than shonen ai. (In Japanese, 'BL' is the preferred term for both explicit and softcore works, while 'yaoi' is somewhat derogatory, and 'shounen ai' refers to a genre from the 1970s that is no longer produced.)

Yaoi refers to male homoerotic fiction. The term yuri refers to female homoerotic fiction.

== See also ==

* [[MAS-Zine]] (e-zine publishing original slash and original yaoi)
* [[Forbidden Fruit Magazine|Forbidden Fruit]] (original slash e-zine edited by [[Fiona Glass]], [[Kay Derwydd]], and [[Emily Veinglory]])

== External Links ==

* [http://community.livejournal.com/origslash_news/ The Skinny] (original slash news blog)
* [http://unique.logophilos.net Uniquely Pleasurable] (original slash reviews and links)
* [http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=blfic;action=list Boy's Love Original Fic Ring] (webring for original yaoi and original slash sites)
* [http://S.webring.com/hub?ring=originalslashfic Original Slash Fiction Webring]
* ''Wikipedia'' entries on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_fiction slash], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femmeslash femmeslash], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi yaoi], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28animation%29 yuri]
* [http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/reference/index.htm Aestheticism Resources] (introduction to yaoi)

Yaoi

2010-04-02T14:47:43Z

Franzeska:

[[category:Romance Genres]]

'''Yaoi''' may be considered a [[Romance Sub-Genres|sub-genre]] of the [[GLBT]] sub-genre of [[Romance Genre]].

''Yaoi'' presents a purely fantasized and highly romanticized take on m/m fiction...Traditionally, one lover will assume a dominant role in the relationship, becoming the “seme” (seh-meh), while the partner receiving the amourous ‘attentions’ is the “uke” (oo-keh). Yaoi is in a word: intense. The relationships might have complicated, angst-filled story-lines, but the action is graphic and designed to get the reader’s pulse pounding...The action doesn't necessarily have to be as gritty and realistic as possible---it's just done to entertain in a attractive and very erotically stirring way.

Keeping with the tradition of Japanese ''yaoi'', English writers are trying to capture the gripping erotic action in book format. Visually descriptive and fast-paced, yaoi-themed novels strive to maintain the flavor of their counterparts across the Pacific.

--- excerpt from "Yaoi: A New Genre in Erotic Literature" by Anne Cain, used with permission. [http://erotica.fictionfactor.com/articles/yaoi.html]

In Japan, the term 'yaoi' originally denoted inferior quality fan comics that were all porn with no plot, and the term is still considered derogatory by some today. The preferred Japanese term is "BL" (Boys' Love), which covers a variety of media, both amateur and professional.

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