From the Fangirling Asian Media blog, by JessicaDawson on 2008-10-11 15:51:51 (original link)

Just like many teenage girls, I like to put posters of some of my idols on my wall. My dresser in particular has a few pictures of Gackt in some SMEXy poses. However, I constantly get asked the question “Jess, why do you have pictures of this girl by your mirror?” by any one who visits my room. Whether they know my love for Asian Media or not, I calmly correct them and say “ No… that’s a man” and a bit of my dignity dies inside. Most of my family and friends will argue that Gackt is indeed a women or just really gay, others just give me a funny look. This routine is nothing new to me now but, before when I first started to show an interest in music artist and drama stars besides the ones directly related to anime, it was indeed a bit confusing for me as well.

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Men like women come in many shapes and sizes. I don’t see Pretty Type guys as gay or less masculine because masculinity isn’t in looks but how they act. Now of course there are some rumors about the Johnny Jimusho recruits that they are given excess estrogen to stunt their growth and that they are told to accept a homoerotic lifestyle to appease the managment (casting couch). if they are forced into that it angers me.. because its not natural but forced hormone therapy and molestation of minors.

But I enjoy pretty men.. I dont see how thats bad.... MEN enjoy pretty women all the time. They make these standards of beauty… Well thats good for the GOOSE is good for the gander.

0I dont see men saying ellen degeneres is hot or Lee Young Ja is the epidemy of all women… heck there is that one comedian from utchatsa thats always made fun of and then there is that other one from the show RIVAL Taebin & Se7en were on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEDVbgSn-hM

I totally understand with the many different types of bodies out there. What I don’t understand is how I can have a poster of B2K next to a poster of F4 and F4 automatically gets labeled as homos. I have had this situation happen many times. Yes I personally think Gackt is hot but I wanna know where people get this notion of “oh he looks like a girl he must be a fag” thing.
And yes I enjoy pretty men too (and I envy them for their skin care products.) I’m not saying they are bad I just wanna know why people question them and what questions are being asked.
Oh yeah old man Johnny is a sicko…

I like pretty guys but this is a little too much.

They’re cute but eek they’re girly!

They’re dressed like girls?

A guy being overly feminine is a sign that he’s gay or at least to me. Not to stereotype or anything but that’s usually a big sign.

Men in Asian are usually more feminine and girls go crazy over it.

There were rumors that Gackt was in love with Hyde. However the very beginning of visual kei had the fem costumes and cross dressing that it promoted with music. Malize Mizer Gackts original band did have some of that. I am sure also that there are various homoerotic tones to crossdressing in any form.

People may believe this taboo and therefore put a negative connotation as gay.

I definitely got the same reactions when people would see my Takanori pictures on my wall. But it’s okay. I’m proud of what I like! xDDD
I really do love pretty men. I’m actually envious of them! So many of them are prettier than me!  D :

Jae Jooong~!

Everyone sees people different, while this is acceptable in Asia, it’s not in the US.

Yeah but I saw a Arashi concert once where they wore these really frilly suits with big flower type embelishments. They looked really cute. They danced and sung and pulled off the look fine.. yet if the BSB or another american boyband tried to dress that way… IT would so Not work.

That’s basically true soybean. It depends on the cultural norm in the country whether such images are acceptable or not. I don’t mind seeing guys that look like the ones in the pictures on this blog when it comes to heavy metal music and even rock. I find their looks fascinating. But on the other side, personally for me, I would like him to look masculine. It goes both ways. Lot’s of men would rather their girl to look “girlie” then be competing with him in masculinity.

I commented but it didn’t show :( What I’d basically said was my opinion is that the media also has a lot to do with what we believe the “norm” is. I mean how often is it that you see a feminine man on television in America who isn’t gay? If he’s feminine he’s gay! A punk! A fag! All of these labels. He can’t just be a man with a specific look. This is what happens here and this is emphasized on television. That’s what’s commonly seen, so that’s where the “he must be gay!” thing comes from. That’s what I think anyway.