Discussion (For female BL fans) Would you rather be the seme or the uke?

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Which would you choose to be?

  1. Seme

    13 vote(s)
    24.1%
  2. Uke

    20 vote(s)
    37.0%
  3. Both

    21 vote(s)
    38.9%
  1. Moonpearl

    Moonpearl Professional Yuri Girl ❀ [Yuri Garden Creator]

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    I think there's a phase that most female fans of BL go through (usually when young/just starting out) where they'll say "I wish I was a boy so I could be yaoi too!!!"

    I even knew what role I wanted during that brief period of my life~!

    Well, just out of curiosity... For those who went through that stage/are currently in that stage, what role did you/do you want?
     
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  2. yuzuki

    yuzuki [sweet night] [plum blossoms]

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    I want to see the poll results! @.@
     
  3. Moonpearl

    Moonpearl Professional Yuri Girl ❀ [Yuri Garden Creator]

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    I'll make them viewable without voting after there's been enough time for a number of people to vote~! Might be a few days.
     
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  4. Anra7777

    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    Why do I have to choose just one? I want to try out both!!! :blobnosebleed:
     
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    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    Please put an option for both!
     
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  6. Moonpearl

    Moonpearl Professional Yuri Girl ❀ [Yuri Garden Creator]

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    Added~!

    I wanted to see what the preference was, but I guess there might be "switches" too. XD
     
  7. Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet 『Gomi Delivery Service』

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    Haha, interesting. I look forward to seeing these insightful results.
     
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  8. Camelia94

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    That was a surprisingly dificult decision to make lol
     
  9. Anra7777

    Anra7777 All powerful magic grammar hamster queen pirate.

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    What about you, @LilyoftheValley ? I imagine you’re probably like me, and would choose both?
     
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  10. Amaruna Myu

    Amaruna Myu ugly squid dokja (●´∀`●)

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    all my novel ideas come from my bl delusions

    a little too hot for me to write
     
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  11. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    I was never like, super fond of BL, and I definitely never wished that I was a boy, but the choice for me is very easily an Uke. I could never imagine being the one on top, I'd much rather take the submissive position that is on the receiving end.

    From my small experience with BL, the Uke is generally the protagonist and is very relatable to the protagonist of shoujo stories too, so I believe most girls would prefer the Uke as well.
     
  12. Moonpearl

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    I always preferred to be the seme, and the few girls I heard saying they wanted to participate in yaoi also wanted to be semes. That's why I was curious~!
     
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  13. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Oh, true, I remember seeing a thread in a manga site primarily focused on BL that was like... "If you suddenly became a man, what would you do?"

    The majority of the answers I saw comprised of... "I'll pee in the bathroom while standing!" and "I'll find a cute uke and fuck him hard!"

    I had completely forgotten about that until you mentioned it though... Dunno, it feels like an issue of vocal minority to me though? Now I'm curious to see how will the poll develop~
     
  14. LilyoftheValley

    LilyoftheValley Well-Known Member

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    Both. I don't get the sharp divide. I really don't.

    Not that there aren't people out there with definitive set preferences. But switching off is better. Enjoyment all around!
     
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    I love the way seme’s take care of the uke’s. I’m very submissive when it comes to that so either way I wouldn’t make a good seme, so I choose uke.
     
  16. yuzuki

    yuzuki [sweet night] [plum blossoms]

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    I ended up picking both too!

    I'm not really sure if there are specific qualities about one or the both that are really me. I probably naturally lean uke, but at the same time I feel like that's kind of boring. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy being the male version of the fluffy cutesy damsel-in-distress, if you know what I mean. But at the same time it's kind of hard to imagine myelf as a seme too, since they're usually way more aggressive than I am.

    On that note I'd be really interested in any novel recommendations with a strong/cool uke protagonist!
     
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    Seme, no doubt. Just imagine being the typical seme in BL: tall, handsome/hot, strong, rich, successful, having men and women thrown at your feet, holding absolute control in bed, etc. There's really no better choice.
     
  18. AsianessPride

    AsianessPride World’s #1 Chinese Yuri Novel MTL

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    I wish I was an anime character so I can yuri my 2D waifus
    I’m not a BL fan because I do enjoy an occasional yaoi every now and then, and I’m probably a seme. Who knows, I don’t really enjoy letting go of my control but I never had sex before so I might be wrong
     
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    Uke, no doubt about it, I think that is also influenced how I am in relationships so that's fun
     
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  20. Clozdark

    Clozdark "Kuma chan \(≧◡≦)/ "「airhead」「nonsense speaker]

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    Seme is the best
     
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