quick question for those of you familiar

[kaigou]

...with yaoi-girls and/or (female) m/m fans. Of those you've known/met in the subculture who prefer the m/m and avoid the m/f, have any of them ever explained the reasoning behind their preference? Beyond just the younger version of "well, m/f is icky" or the lazier version of "I just don't like m/f". Anything more in-depth, more honest, more insightful?

Because the only explanations I've ever gotten amount to variations on those two, and that's not much substance when it comes to deconstructing what, exactly, is going on for readers with the preference.

Comments

[kaigou]

Oh, I have a bundle of theories on what's going on under the surface -- I was just wondering if anyone who clearly marks a preference had ever expressed anything more articulate than the two incoherent replies I've gotten. Though I do agree that (for the most part) "that's where the best writers in the fandom gravitate", currently, but then, if they were gravitating to M/F or M/F/M or M/F/F or whatever, I'd follow right along. I'm not the kind to only stick to one type of pairing... and I'm just trying to get some kind of a coherent handle on those who do.

That last reply was mine, BTW

[sharibet]

Grrrr....Argh! I don't know why my auto-login didn't work that time.