Praying your parents don’t see anything weird when they’re dropping you off
Yelling “buttscratcher” and at least 10 people yelling back.
Org XIII cosplayers as far as the eye can see
“The Game”
Free Hugs
Glomps
The banning of Glomps
The paranoia of cosplaying Sauske, Naruto, Sora, or Riku because you know someone has a Yaoi paddle and they’re watching your ass like Wile E. Coyote watches the Roadrunner
Homestuck invasion
Not being able to cosplay or enjoy One Piece without some asshole screaming the 4Kids theme at you
Cat ears
Seriously how did Yaoi Paddles stick around for so long? You would never get away with that today. You’d probably go to jail for that behavior
not to be a lil kid or nothin but what the fuck is a yaoi paddle
You’re not the first person to ask me this. I once made a post all about them, but I will reiterate because the past must not be forgotten lest we repeat history
I’m mostly copypasting from my original post on this:
The yaoi paddle is…an odd yet fascinating relic of the ‘weeabo’ phase
everyone went through, specifically prevalent throughout the Naruto and
Kingdom Hearts fandom in thy early days.
The Yaoi Paddle was literally a small oar with the words Yaoi, Seme, or Uke written on them
Their function was to slap people’s asses.
Now you would think this would be something reserved for say an after dark or +18 panel, but no, it wasn’t. This was a very real thing people carried around with them on the convention floor
People would go up and slap each other on the ass with these in public, in front of everybody.
Not only was this acceptable behavior, it was downright expected! Something that by today’s standards would be considered sexual harassment was acceptable
This was a real thing that happened for a long time at conventions, as
you can tell by the timestamp this photo.
If you thought random hugs were a violation of personal space then
you’ve gone soft in the absence of these unholy weapons.
if you wore a Naruto, Sauske, Sora, Riku, or Org. XIII cosplay from 2006 to 2009, you
were officially fair game and you might as well have been wearing a
target on your ass, regardless if you were in to that or not.
Nowadays they are but a distant memory, a forgotten part of convention culture that a lot of people want to pretend never happened; with good reason mind you
So there’s your history lesson!
Oof I remember these! All of this is accurate. This combined with the “will kiss for $1” signs where your ship would make out for money.
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Awwwwww yis the next book is coming out! I love this series so much. For all of my yaoi loving followers, definitely check it out!
So there’s this great 1940s yaoi webcomic called “Grave Impressions“ that I got the first book of at ACEN this year. The creators are great, and the story is really interesting so far. They’re hosting a year anniversary contest, so I thought I’d take a crack at it :) And you should definitely read the webcomic!
Summary: The most important rule of the one night stand is to not get attached to who you’re “standing” with. Unfortunately, Napoleon is never one to follow the rules.
Notes: I’m fairly certain it hasn’t come up in the actual comic, so I came up with a random story.
Oh no I’m having yaoi fangirl feels I’m suddenly shipping these two I mean THINK ABOUT IT this is perfect sports yaoi material someone draw fanart or something *__*
If Mikasa was male, her traumatic past, distant personality, and her devotion to Eren would probably make her the most popular character in the fandom. And pairing her with Eren would be touted as nearly canon. But Mikasa isn’t male and instead she’s treated as Eren’s stalker and I don’t know, that really bothers me.
Personally I love Mikasa to pieces, but this is a valid point. What I like best is how Eren told her to fight back, it wasn’t just that he saved her, he showed her how to save herself because if she didn’t do something that man was going to kill her (not HIM, but her). She’s flawed, yes, because sometimes her devotion to Eren has her ignoring others or needing to be told by Eren to go off with another group (though same with Eren and his one track mind, he has to learn, and so does she). But considering her back story I can’t blame her if it takes her some time to establish connections with others. Her parents were killed, she was kidnapped, she was going to be sold off. So she’s actually been through two terrible worlds: the world without the titan threat was cruel to her, and the world with the titan threat was cruel. She’s got one consistent thing right now (and thought she had lost it at one point) so yeah, she’s allowed to be a bit clingy. And yeah, if she were male, it would be shipping times all around.
Oddly enough, I’ve been saying this about Naruto for years.
If Naruto were female, his determination to save Sasuke would be seen as stupid. "She’d" be called foolish and obsessive, and be told to quit while “she’s” ahead. But since Naruto is male, it means he can be slashed with Sasuke quite easily. And I use to be a huge fan, but at some point I realized, “Shit Naruto why are you still obsessing about this?” I mean yeah sure if he does come back yay but there was a chapter where Naruto was like, “I don’t care if I lose my arms, and legs, and eyes I’ll still find a way to bring him back,” or something like that. And I sat there like, “… holy… shit… you… are… insane.” And I realized, wow, if you were a girl the fandom would be bashing the hell out of you.
Proof in this is Sakura, who is hated on for having a crush on Sasuke, and people forget that she was part of the team too and she actually cares for BOTH of them at this point, but no, she’s a bitch, the end. It’s a thing that happens with female characters sometimes. I’ve done it before, years ago, with Gundam Wing and Relena. "She’s in the way of the Heero and Duo,“ "What a bitch,” “Ugh,” and later I realized, you know… she actually grows up. Probably more than anyone else. But I was so focused on the yaoi that I ignored it. She was in the way of my OTP, which meant that she was to be hated. It’s a silly thing we do in fandom but usually we reach a point where we realize what we’re doing.
This is the story of a geeky anime/gaming gal by the name of Chibi. Please fasten your seat belts and prepare for... some sort of ride? Oh! I love to write, and I also love doing crafty things. I go to conventions with my partner and sell woodburned things, clocks, mirrors, and more! So expect to see those on here too :)
Aaaand you guys know what that means! Chapter 2 is here for preorder, and we’ve got all sorts of amazing goodies that go with it!
Go to https://graveimpressions.storenvy.com to preorder your copy today! Don’t forget, if you’re part of the mailing list, to check your email for a special surprise!
Please reblog to spread the word! ^_^