I think that sometimes, when people say that, what they mean is "I want the male characters to be the same people they are in canon, and not given stereotypical female traits because of the idea that gay men are girly, especially if they enjoy receptive anal sex." This, I think, is a fair point. (ETA: Obviously I'm presuming slash here, but that's the usual context for this kind of thing.)
But sometimes they're just idiots who have contempt for femininity and think men should be MANLY.
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Date: 2011-11-19 08:56 pm (UTC)I think that sometimes, when people say that, what they mean is "I want the male characters to be the same people they are in canon, and not given stereotypical female traits because of the idea that gay men are girly, especially if they enjoy receptive anal sex." This, I think, is a fair point. (ETA: Obviously I'm presuming slash here, but that's the usual context for this kind of thing.)
But sometimes they're just idiots who have contempt for femininity and think men should be MANLY.