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

[maire]

I've certainly very much enjoyed a reasonable amount of m/f and f/f writing, but I do tend to read a lot more m/m.

I've always vaguely assumed it goes along with my standard discomfort with being female -- one that a lot of women have.

I don't actually want to be a man (and I don't think I am a man) but I also don't feel entirely comfortable with being a woman, because so many of the stereotypes about that don't work for me or hurt me.

I know a lot less about the downsides of male stereotypes, because they don't hurt me personally, so if a piece of fiction doesn't include a woman, I don't have to confront my issues when I'm trying to relax.