CATDOLL: Japanese professor analyzes why men are keen on lesbian love: a stronger sense of immersion

When hearing the word "lily", most people think of a flower. However, we are not talking about a flower, but about homosexual love between women, or friendship that is similar to homosexuality. Recently in Japan, in addition to the common terms "lily" and "lace", the term "Girls' Love" has also appeared. It is worth noting that many men in life are very interested in works of homosexual love between women, and show an appreciative attitude. Why do men like yuri works? Recently, a Japanese university professor wrote an article analyzing this phenomenon. Let's take a look at how this university professor analyzed it!

Why do women love "Boys' Love"?

In a normal work, there are often male and female protagonists. But no matter what, the male protagonist in the story will only be devoted to the female protagonist in the story (of course, there will be philandering in harem works), and will not fall in love with the female audience who appreciates the work in front of the screen, even if the female audience likes the male protagonist very much. However, in "Boys'Love" works, the situation is a little different. For example, the recent hit "Free!" There are very few or even no female appearances in these works, so there will be no contradictions mentioned above. Female audiences will not arouse jealousy among the same sex, and can appreciate the work objectively and without worries, and integrate into the world of the work. This is why I explain why women like "Boys'Love" works.

Diverse and multi-layered expressions of love

So what about men's love for yuri? Let's first look at the situation of ordinary works. Just like real love, in ordinary works, the love between men and women often ends with sleeping together or getting married. In the process of love, there will be many passers-by who seduce the male and female protagonists, causing them to cheat or become jealous. Most love works are described in this basic routine. However, in yuri works, physical or ritual union is not necessarily the end of the story. In more cases, the end of the story is to achieve a deep spiritual connection. Therefore, yuri works have a stronger and richer sense of love than ordinary love works between men and women.

Sexual fantasies

In addition, the reason why men like yuri may also be related to sex. There are also yuri works in the Japanese adult video industry. According to men who like this kind of work, they have sexual fantasies by watching videos, but if men appear, it will interfere with their sense of substitution. In other words, when men have sexual fantasies, they not only have to get rid of jealousy (this is the same as women's love for "Boys' Love" works), but also have to imagine that they are having sex with the fantasy object. Therefore, some men like yuri works, so that they can freely unfold their fantasies.

After the university professor made the above statement, many people on the Internet expressed their agreement or opposition. Some people think that if you like it, you like it, and you don’t need a reason; some people emphasize that not all men like lesbians, and don’t make it seem like everyone likes lesbians. So, after reading the professor’s analysis, will you choose to be a supporter or an opponent?

About the Author:

Hiramatsu Takashi

Born in Shiga Prefecture, Japan in 1980, she is a cosmetic psychologist, researcher at Kyoto University and lecturer at the International Center for Japanese Studies, mainly studying human charm and love psychology.