because Japan is possibly the most sexist developed country anywhere
I'm afraid you got it in one. It is for this reason that I am very careful what I read. Some shoujo is nice and subversive, but a whole lot of it is just dreadfully distressing. And yaoi is generally worse. And, frankly, it kind of freaks me out just how much US girls seem to eat this stuff up. We don't need to be going backwards here, people!
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Date: 2007-11-08 04:39 pm (UTC)I'm afraid you got it in one. It is for this reason that I am very careful what I read. Some shoujo is nice and subversive, but a whole lot of it is just dreadfully distressing. And yaoi is generally worse. And, frankly, it kind of freaks me out just how much US girls seem to eat this stuff up. We don't need to be going backwards here, people!