I feel like “mlm is just straight girls fetishizing gay men” is usually covert misogyny. Bc, yes, the fetishization of gay men is a real issue, however, the people who bring this up are usually men who are not part of the LGBTQ community themselves, and people who have little experience within the fandom-sphere and don’t understand how shipping works. They are very quick to attack young women for consuming mlm content, but I’d be hard-pressed to see them bringing up other issues faced by the queer community. For example, I doubt most of the cishet men who complain about fujos are as hard on men who watch lesbian porn or fetishize lesbians. Seriously, I see young women getting harassed for their mlm consumption more than I see complaints about men fetishizing lesbians in real life. It’s almost like people just want any excuse to harass women and make them feel bad about themselves for existing and having a hobby.
