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Yaoi Do you use the words 'Seme' and 'Uke'?

42 fans picked:
Yes, all the time
   50%
Sometimes
   24%
No, never
   12%
No, but I used to.
   10%
(added by Kadaj)
Yes, but only with canon couples
   5%
 pumpkinqueen posted over a year ago
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pumpkinqueen picked No, but I used to. :
Only time I ever call characters seme or uke, is when the couple is actually canon and the couple actually does have a more dominate partner. But even then I still say whoever wants to top can top.
posted over a year ago.
 
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missracoon picked Sometimes:
I only really used those terms when I was just starting out in the Yaoi fandom.
posted over a year ago.
 
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pumpkinqueen picked No, but I used to. :
I just think it's offensive sometimes, the way people mark one character as the uke and seme. Because people always make the uke seem helpless and the seme as flawless. Anyone can top in those kind of relationships.
posted over a year ago.
 
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missracoon picked Sometimes:
^I really can't stand those type of "defenseless uke" couples...they just peeve me off.
posted over a year ago.
 
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tigerwolf picked Yes, all the time:
It's a way for me to talk about yaoi in school and no one knows what we mean. Lol X) but I don't really use it like they means. I use the two words like top and bottom.
posted over a year ago.
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awesomesaurus picked Yes, all the time:
I do it when I'm fangirling but no one knows what I'm talking about... XD
posted over a year ago.
 
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Kadaj picked No, but I used to. :
Only I first starting watching yaoi.
I hate the seme/uke stereotype: it’s not exactly a realistic portrayal of gay relationships. These stereotypes drive me crazy. Yes, I do still watch yaoi despite these stereotypes, but I refuse to use "uke" and "seme" to describe the characters that are in a homosexual relationship. It is just not realistic.
posted over a year ago.
 
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pumpkinqueen picked No, but I used to. :
THIS^^ I agree 100%.
posted over a year ago.