Girls and Women’s Media And The Queer Community

Media targeted at girls and women specifically geeky media tends to catch the interest of queers such as myself. The themes are challenging of cultural norms gay men have been reading Shojo manga for quite some time as an alternative to traditional masculine values. In the modern era this will probably continue to grow as manga and anime grow in popularity globally. I cannot help but wonder if traditional masculinity which Americans in particular opine for is just delaying progress. Japanese entertainment is evolving rapidly in the absence of the long history of western masculinity types which evolved in cultures which practiced Christianity for thousands of years. It stands to reason that the younger generation with more access to knowledge than ever would reject these values as they frankly serve no purpose other than to suppress segments of the population. The older generation which thrives on this suppression of others despises this development and has been doing everything in their vast power to suppress the very process of development itself. This only delay progress further not prevent progress entirely the entire concern is absurd. We are in a period of rapid social advancements.