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why is Yaoi for what boys are call and why is Yuri for grils are call for doing it with the same sex

 Kat1618 posted over a year ago
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AquaMarine6663 said:
I think it's because...it's in Japanese? Look it up, bro.
(and take an English class while you're at it)
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I think it's because...it's in Japanese? Look it up, bro.
(and take an English class while you're at it)
posted over a year ago 
ErzaScarletXX said:
Okay you spelt girls wrong but anyways

well it's how you say it in Japanese as for instance I'm a Aussie and I say lesbian and gay but in Japan they say yuri and yaoi
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thisisterrible said:
Yaoi is a contraction of 'yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi'. This translates to 'no (plot) climax, no denouement, no meaning'. It was a derogatory term meant to imply the story had no purpose in existing. However, in Japan 'yaoi' has fallen out of common use and these days the category is generally called BL ('Boys Love').

Yuri is named after the female character Yuri from Dirty Pair. Dirty Pair was an 80s series of light novels, manga and anime starring Kei and Yuri, two girls who worked as partners. The explosion of Kei/Yuri fanworks had such a significant impact that Yuri's name has been used for girl/girl works since then.
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