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Originally posted by AshleyD
Instead of haggling with anyone or getting into arguments, here is an article I found about the game on Wiki:
Okay, that sh!t out of the way, let me say first off that yaoi is effectively a fantasy genre. Homosexual relationships are generally nothing like what’s depicted in these manga and anime. One of the things that makes the genre unique is the fact that it is a female fantasy of male homosexuality.
That fact also makes it an object of some curiosity in the media, as you’ve no doubt noticed-- there are any number of articles that try to solve the mystery of why girls are so into boys on boys. But of course, there’s no single simple solution to the equation; there are just too many variables.
But the existence of rape and molestation is one variable that can’t simply be discounted. And, like the rest of the genre, rape in yaoi is also a fantasy-- a rape fantasy. And like any fantasy, it bears little or no resemblance to the reality.
Rape in yaoi is usually a result of extreme lust and/or love; the rapist commits the crime because he literally cannot stop himself from expressing said love or lust physically. Want evidence? How often have you seen a seme say something along the lines of “I’m at my limit,” which translates to “we either need to stop or I am going to # you silly?” I feel like I see it or something similar once every other series or so at least.
Additionally, the victim of this rape is usually converted at some point into a willing participant. Sometimes it happens mid-coitus when the physical pleasure kicks in; sometimes it happens later when an uke “realizes” that they actually enjoyed, wanted, and/or invited the sexual interaction.
So in yaoi, rape is usually a crime of passion, lust, love, etc. (Except when perpetrated by someone other than the main seme, in which case it is evil.) In reality, rape is an act of violence and hate, power and domination. Yaoi rape is fantasy.
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Surveys say that 10 to 13%* of women regularly have fantasies that involve rape or force. And that’s just the women who admit to it. Now, there are those who foolishly think that a woman having rape fantasies means that she wants to be raped. This is obviously not the case. But is it so hard to imagine the appeals of a story in which one character is so incredibly loved and desired that his lover literally can’t help himself? Of course, that only covers women who identify with the uke, but it’s equally easy to see why a reader who identifies with a seme might some aspects, like perhaps the eventual turning/convincing/seduction of the uke.
So, there you have it: women have rape fantasies. As yet another form of fantasy/escapist manga, yaoi contains elements of rape, force, etc. And yet, people go nuts over why girls would like such a thing-- even while I researched this article, I found comments that talked about how only a crazy woman could have a rape fantasy, why would she want to be raped? The original version of this article was posted on TheOtaku.com, and if you look through the comments on that page here you’ll see similar responses.
I apologies if this gets lecture-y, but if you’re tempted to think that way…allow me to again state that having rape fantasies doesn’t mean a woman wants to be raped, nor have any studies shown that only crazy women have them or that there’s anything wrong with having them. Keep in mind that if 10-13% of women have rape fantasies, that’s close to the estimated number of homosexuals in the world. Not common, but hardly disturbingly deviant.
* 10% comes from Wikipedia, who seem to be citing David Knox's 1984 study "Human Sexuality: The Search for Understanding" (which also says that 36% of women say that they have had a rape fantasy). 13% comes from a study in Glenn Wilson’s book The Great Sex Divide.
yaoi rape game
so i am playing a new game called Absolute Obedience. It is about thise 2 soldiers who get hired to rape various hot guys. so far it has been strong willed seme types that are getting raped and all this happens in a postwar Germany.
i am not very good at the game, i keep getting my character raped. there are actually two characters for you to choose from, each comes with its own set of assignments.
here are some screenshots of some of my more sucessful missions
this was the russian spy that a british spy hired me to rape... he joined in on the fun as well
and here is just me and the russian spy. by this time he has fallen for me, but of course that always happens after you rape someone with 3 toothbrushes.
here i am with the other charter raping an art thief
it was going swell for most of the story, but in the end he raped me in a hotel room after i got distracted by a phone call.
Most yaoi fans are either teenage girls or young women. The female readership in Thailand is estimated at 80%, and the membership of Yaoi-Con, a U.S. yaoi convention, is 85% female. It is usually assumed that all of these are heterosexual, but there is also a presence of lesbian manga authors and lesbian, bisexual or questioning female readers.Although the genre is marketed at women and girls, gay, bisexualand straight males also form part of the readership.
Originally posted by ConservativeJack
please throw the people who made this in jail
honestly
whats with the video games about shooting cops? Grand Theft Auto? That's a disgrace.
Not sure where the generation x wen't wrong. ....
Originally posted by ConservativeJack
please throw the people who made this in jail
honestly
whats with the video games about shooting cops? Grand Theft Auto? That's a disgrace.
Not sure where the generation x wen't wrong. ....
Originally posted by ConservativeJack
please throw the people who made this in jail
honestly
whats with the video games about shooting cops? Grand Theft Auto? That's a disgrace.
Not sure where the generation x wen't wrong. ....
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
Originally posted by ConservativeJack
I mean, these games are an insult and a disgrace. Simulating the murder of police officers is not something my son will be spending his adolescents learning. No, that's not a skill he will be using in his life.
Originally posted by ConservativeJack
Don't be sad, man up. If you are playing Grand Theft Auto, it's because you have problems in your crucial time of adolscent. It means you are hiding from the real world problems. The games are addicting and ultimately pointless. You get nothing out of it. It takes a lot from you.
Adolescence is too important a time to waste playing video games.
Of any kind. Playing chess is a bit different than shooting police officers and raping women.
[edit on 14-2-2009 by ConservativeJack]
Originally posted by kindred
Anyone who can't get by without their fix of Texas chain saw massacre or Friday 13th should not be allowed to leave their homes and anyone who defends these types of games is truly mentally disturbed.
Originally posted by kindred
I recently down loaded GTA4 demo to see what all the fuss was about. The game is nothing but violence and there is nothing in the game that is remotely entertaining apart from the graphics. The gameplay itself was nothing but violence & about as exciting as watching ice cream melt, so why this game got rave reviews is beyond me, as it's completely crap and is only for those people with low intellligence who don't like to think while they are playing games.
Originally posted by Finn1916
reply to post by _Phoenix_
Phoenix, gotta love how in the illistration they show the bear as looking quite happy that he is being torn apart by dogs. look at the big smile on his face. Makes people think it's fun that can be had with nature.
Originally posted by AshleyD
Ask yourselves this, would you be having an issue with a video game that simulated child molestation? Where the player must go into a grade school and fondle, molest, tie up, and rape small children?
Why not and where is the difference between that and simulating the rape of a woman and her two young daughters?
Both acts are illegal in real life. If you can accept one as freedom of speech and art but not the other, it is because you have been desensitized to already seem women as sexualized objects. However, generally society makes it extremely taboo to harm children, especially sexually.
Originally posted by AshleyD
Then in the game the guy gets off due to having friends in power then continues to terrorize and rape the women. This is sick, Guys. Seriously- that is sick. It sends a very dangerous message in the form of entertainment. It dehumanizes women and makes us only spiral further downward as a civilization as while.
God Bless Amazon, a private business, for banning the sale of this disgusting 'game.'
[edit on 2/14/2009 by AshleyD]
Originally posted by AshleyD
reply to post by _Phoenix_
To me it's equally horrendous. Having males, females, or children being sexually assaulted in a game is disgusting. I used women as an example because although I kept hearing males could be the victims as well, everything I read depicted the women as the victims. But I think males being the victims is also terrible.
[edit on 2/14/2009 by AshleyD]
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
Oh and i never said...