I have a few questions that popped in my head recently and wanted your opinion. I noticed that a lot of GLs that get announced have more openly queer actress then any BL I have ever seen. Do you know why that is? Do you think we will ever get to see Cooheart being properly femme in a BL? Or Fluke Natouch ever had another darker role like in the movie he once did?
Hum well there are so few GL that I think we can't draw any kind of statistical conclusion on this matter, not enough case studies yet.
Hypothetically?
I think GL struggles for many reasons to be made at all and the ones motivated to see them made are queer, so they are more likely to tap their own community for talent. These are passion projects, not cash cows. Also the target audience is more likely to be queer and supportive of this decision, including with their money.
Baldly put? GL just inherently is more likely to have a queer lens and queer agenda because it can afford it, because it's so much less popular with mainstream consumers. Everything is less risky because there is less of a reward.
Oddly, what Asian GL doesn't realize (and hasn't capitalized on) is that GL actually stands a much greater chance of hitting big with a mainstream Western audience, who, (especially in any SF/F tangential genres) find sapphic more palatable (and less threatening) than gay.
If The Sign had been girls? OMG. It might actually have won a Hugo Award.
Do you think we will ever get to see Cooheart being properly femme in a BL?
Only if he moves to Saint's enterprise (Idol Factory). Or something crazy happens with the industry.
Maybe as a side character?
Oooo, how about in a historical!!!
How about Thailand options The Flower the Seems to Truly Dance?
There, I gave you an answer.
*waves hand* MAKE IT SO BL GODS
I think it's much more likely Fluke will get a darker or more gender bending and boundary pushing parts.
He seems to bounce btw production houses a lot and I know for a fact directors really enjoy working with him. Give him something chewy and interesting Thailand.
Honestly, you know what I want. A super corrupt and kind taboo and little fuzzy professor/student thing. You know like My Bromance but better and with a good ending.
We can but dream.
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Can we talk about how amazing Boun and Earth look at the Red Peafowl press con?
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