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In this epsiode of Check It/Round Table Onna discusses BL drama and the three obvious camps with their flags flying and why some of them may want to reevaluate their flags.  There is the camp of fan girls who tend to fantasize on the guy actors in the drams, which seems rather bizarre to Onna as in the dramas the guys featured don't end up with any girls, let alone a fan girl.  There is another camp of educated women in their late 20's to early 30's who like this genre because of the questions and the strength in the relationships shown in some of the films/series, and the third camp, which just dislikes BL drama for the sake of it being a BL drama.  

Onna continues the BL digression by discussing why the litmus test for any decision is to judge by the highest material possible and how unfortunately many of the BL genre productions are not of high quality and these should not be used as a litmus test because the judgement is based on the volume of material, not the rarer, quality productions, which is a pity.  When making decisions, the jury should judge by the quality material.  

Onna then considers the Tapas.com thread on this subject, https://forums.tapas.io/t/why-do-you-think-bl-is-so-popular/16364/63, and how the lack of gender wars and the incorporation of good questions are two reasons that many people do enjoy this genre of film.  Onna considers how she, like many women, does not like the portrayal of women in film as less than the amazing creatures that we are, and how by picking a BL to watch for funsies, she doesn't have to watch females as leads being illogical creatures and how the characters that do in end together in the higher quality BL shows/films, the couples tend to get together for good reasons, character trait appreciation, comradely, etc.  

In conclusion, Onna considers how many guys tend to be averse to BL drama and how this is an odd little issue and how if we have a line on something, it may be worth evaluating that line as to why it is there and how we should search out something before we make a judgement on the subject, "It is the honor of Kings to search out a matter. . ."  and how we should make our own decisions and make our own lines:  love/Life on the line.  Onna adds an addendum that the BL dramas from Asia interest her more than North American BL drama it is about the character being gay and goes out looking for another gay individual.  Whereas, in the Asian BL dramas, it is about an individual living their life who happens to meet another individual and gradually, over time, because of shared interests/commonalities that are shared, they decide to live their life together.  In many ways, this consideration of commonalities the couples share rather than an obsession over sexual orientation, is what makes Asian BL dramas so refreshing over their North American counterparts in BL.   It's all here.  It's all real.