Everyone likes yuri on ice because of the gay themes
Yuri on Ice and Homophobia in the Anime Fandom – by Chloe Spencer
“I hate this show simply because the fact that it’s [sic] homosexuality stole awards from other shows like Mob Psycho, Boku No Hero… This demonstrate won so many awards because of yaoi fanboys loving that the exhibit is basically a more serious ‘Blades of Glory.'”
When I read this comment, posted by a random user, I was offended, but I wasn’t stunned. Even in nerdier communities, comprised of people who are (generally) socially scorned for their interests, you can’t escape homophobia. In fact, homophobia is frequently supported—this one comment received 450 likes. This definitely isn’t the first hateful, homophobic comment I’ve seen about the series in question—which is Yuri on Ice.
Now, allow me to provide some context: this was a comment posted in response to an article published by Crunchyroll, which detailed the results of an online popularity poll administered by a Japanese news site. Yuri on Ice—the anime that was accused of being “a more intense Blades of Glory“—topped the poll with 2,255 votes.
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There’s been a recent trend lately by some Yuri on Ice fans to steer others towards the Korean webtoon Killing Stalking. I find this recommendation misguided.
I’m not one who can really judge people who enjoy violent and graphic entertainment. I’m first and foremost a fan of Hannibal and that’s literally about a guy that eats other people. I can appreciate violent media under certain circumstances. Killing Stalking, as you can surmise from the title, is very violent and I’m not condemning people who detect enjoyment in the present in general. The issue comes when people are trying to recommend this show to people who enjoyed Yuri on Ice simply because both pieces of media happen to feature LGTBQ+ characters. Besides that aspect, these two stories have absolutely nothing in common. Their tones, stories, and genres are entirely different. Killing Stalking touches on some pretty horrific topics that cover a pretty long list of triggers, including those involving LGBTQ+, which is caring of the opposite of what a lot of us need right now.
For me, personally, it’s nice of the worst period to recommend something with so many LGBTQ+ cause
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Permit me get this out in the open: I am not the victim audience for this show. I carry out not like sports anime. I execute not like implicit homoerotic anime, and I especially complete not like homoerotic sports anime. Free! bored me to tears from the first moment that one asshole dragged his total no-homo dudemate, speedo-clad body out of the bathtub. That isn’t a thing I want to watch.
But that’s okay, because it doesn’t matter how dull your scenes are, or how much you pigeonhole the actual sports that most of your audience might have appear for…because if it’s gay, it’s nice, right?
Having a same-sex attracted couple in your show, or even just gay undertones, does NOT provide you a free pass, gold luminary, or stamp of approval. Homosexuality is a small aspect of human experience, and a lot of people in the world, including the young and “trendy” kiddos out there being sexually active, are unbent. I know this seems like a huge shock to people who surround themselves with all the gay friends they could discover, but that’s a confirmation bias, you and your six gay buddies undertake not a regulate group make. Gayness is not inherently special, or chilly, or better than any other sexuality. Gay
Graphic by Chrys Marr (She/They)
“Yuri On Ice!!!”is probably the most well known latest anime acclaimed for its LGBTQ+ themes and characters. Similar to “Given,” a show I talk about in more depth in my previous Gays In Anime piece,“Yuri On Ice!!!” is a show in which the characters acquire complex, stand-alone arcs separate from their sexual identities. The show intimately deals with bigger issues, favor overcoming insecurities, general self worth, and confidence. It’s not a piece of queer media about being gay per se, but one that allows gender non-conforming characters to simply remain in their own complex realities.
“Yuri On Ice!!!” is an original animation that premiered on October 6th, 2016. It was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto, scripted by Mitsuro Kubo, and under the leader direction of Jun Shishido. A prequel film was scheduled to be released in 2019 but has been delayed due to difficulties operating within COVID-19, despite the show’s generally overwhelming popularity and passionate reception. As a proposal, it was extremely ambitious. It centers around the life of Yuri Katsuki, a 23-year-old, Japanese professional figure skater at a make-or-b
Now, this post isn’t to argue for or against homosexuality. It’s to elucidate a culture that many may not understand.
I watched Yuri on Ice not for the beautiful boys, but because it reminded me of my days as a competitive acrobat. My sport was called acrobatic gymnastics. Acro for short. Watching Yuri during competitions reminded me so much of myself before I competed. Prefer Yuri, I was nervous and doubted myself. I cried a lot. But I learned a lot, and prefer over the season of a television show, I grew as a person over each competitive season.
I made a lot of astonishing relationships. Acrobat to acrobat relationships, and coach to competitor relationships. I had a couple coaches over the years, but none of them affected me so much as my coach Christina. Yes, she yelled a lot, but she loved gymnastics with her whole heart. She coached and competed at the same second which is cute amazing. I even choose my feather name after her. Teresa was my Sensei, Christina was my acro coach. My relationship with Christina is a lot like Yuri’s relationship with Victor. Think of the exchanging of rings between Yuri and Victor like me taking on Christina’s name for my pen name.
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