At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields
technically you can, if you don't care about degrees.
Free Harvard courses.
Free Courses from Stanford.
Free Courses from MIT.
Free courses from Yale.
Free courses from Princeton.
Free courses on Coursera.
Free Courses on EDx
Free Courses on Alison
For paid, there's The Great Courses+/Wonderium. 20$ a month for unlimited courses.
When searching, the phrases you're looking for are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), or you can do a general search of say, "free online college courses."
Oh, and so you don't get surprised like I did, have an avoid: Hillsdale College is a conservative Christian site and not a valid MOOC place. Sign up with them and you will get things like THIS IS WHY THE LEFT IS TURNING YOUR KIDS TRANS AND GAY in your inbox.
Why a lot of Bl content were so obsessed with Non con or Rape tropes in their couples
The obsession with toxic themes in Boys' Love (BL) is rooted in a complex intersection of history, female-centric fantasy, and the sociopolitical climate of East Asia. To understand why we are seeing a shift today, we must first look at the "shadow" from which the genre emerged.
The Origins: Why the Toxicity Started
Modern BL evolved from Japanese Yaoi and Shōnen-ai of the 1970s and 80s.
A Safe Space for Female Desire: BL was historically written by women, for women, in deeply patriarchal societies. Because women's own sexual agency was often suppressed, they used male-male relationships as a "proxy" to explore sexual fantasies without the baggage of traditional gender roles.
The "Non-Con" Logic: In these early narratives, "forced" or "pressured" love was often used as a literary device to bypass the characters' (and readers') guilt. If the character was "forced," they didn't have to take responsibility for wanting a "taboo" relationship. It was a way to explore desire without the characters appearing "promiscuous."
The Seme/Uke Binary:Borrowed from martial arts (Attacker/Receiver), this created a rigid power dynamic. The "Seme" (Top) was often framed as an unstoppable force of nature, while the "Uke" (Bottom) was framed as a "treasure" to be conquered.
The Fetishization of the "Bottom"
The "Uke" has historically been the most fetishized and problematic element of BL.
The Feminization Trap: For decades, the bottom was written as a "woman in a man's body" blushing, physically smaller, emotionally fragile, and needing rescue. This was done to make the characters more "relatable" to the female audience, but it effectively erased actual queer male experiences.
The "I'm Only Gay for You" Trope: This trope suggested that the characters weren't actually gay, but their love was "so special" it transcended gender. This is widely criticized as homophobic because it implies that being queer is a choice or a temporary state rather than a legitimate identity.
Damage to the Queer Community
The framing of these toxic relationships as "healthy" or "romantic" has had real-world consequences:
Misrepresentation of Consent: By romanticizing "dub-con" (dubious consent), BL has historically contributed to rape culture, suggesting that a "No" is just a character being shy or "playing hard to get."
Erasure of Reality: For a long time, BL ignored the actual struggles of the LGBTQ+ community (discrimination, legal rights, coming out) in favor of a "fantasy world" where the only obstacle was the couple's own drama.
Fetishism vs. Allyship: There is a thin line between enjoying a story and fetishizing a marginalized group. When fans demand that actors "act gay" in real life or prioritize "smut" over actual queer rights, it turns queer identity into a consumer product.
Examples :
TharnType: The Series (2019)
This is perhaps the most famous example of the "dub-con" era.
The Trope: The relationship begins with Type being vocally homophobic and Tharn initiating physical contact while Type is asleep or incapacitated to "prove" he's gay.
The Framing: The show frames this as "sexual tension" and eventually a path to healing Type's trauma, which modern critics argue is a dangerous and incorrect portrayal of how trauma or consent works.
SOTUS: The Series (2016)
While less "explicitly" non-consensual than others, it is the blueprint for the "Harassment-to-Love" trope.
The Trope: The senior (Arthit) uses a position of power to bully and humiliate the junior (Kongpob) under the guise of "hazing."
The Framing: The power imbalance is used to create "closeness." While it's a beloved classic, many 2026 viewers find the workplace/educational harassment aspect difficult to ignore.
Addicted (Heroin) (2016)
This Chinese BL is legendary for its intense toxicity.
The Trope: The character Gu Hai is obsessed with Bai Luo Yin to the point of kidnapping him and forcing physical intimacy.
The Framing: It is presented as an "all-consuming, obsessive love" that cannot be stopped. This is a prime example of the "Seme" (top) being an unstoppable force that "conquers" the bottom.
Love by Chance (2018)
This series features a side couple (Kengkla and No) that is often cited as one of the most problematic in the genre.
The Trope: Kengkla tricks No into getting drunk and then records their non-consensual sexual encounter to blackmail/force No into a relationship.
The Framing: Shockingly, the show frames Kengkla as "cute" and "devoted," and the two end up together as if the assault was just a clever "romantic" plan.
The 2026 Shift: Moving Toward "Green Flags"
We are currently in the middle of a Green Flag Revolution.The genre is evolving because queer creators and more socially conscious fans are demanding better.
Communication as the New Sexy:Shows like Bad Buddy and I Told Sunset About You proved that emotional maturity and consent are more compelling than toxicity. Characters now actually talk about their feelings.
The "Vers" Revolution: We are seeing a breakdown of the Seme/Uke binary. Characters like those in The Heart Killers or Wandee Goodday are shown as equals who share power, both emotionally and physically.
Authentic Queer Identity: Modern BL characters (like in Last Twilight) are often openly queer from the start. Their struggles aren't just about "who is the top," but about navigating a world that doesn't always accept them.
Consent is Mandatory: "No" now means "No." Modern scripts often feature explicit scenes of characters asking for permission or checking in on their partner, reflecting real-world healthy dynamics.
If only if only the woodpecker sighs the bark on the tree was as soft as the sky why the wolf waits below hungry and lonely he cries to the moon if only if only
oh no! i dropped this screenshot that explains how to bypass this with a free adblocker! you shouldn’t reblog this or anything; it’d be terrible if people used this advice to watch ad-free youtube!!
"That should be long enough for me to jack off at least two more times. He'll stand no chance against my empty balls and desensitized dick. I'll be sure to win this session."
"If he were Kira, he'd likely to use this time to jack off again... No... Maybe several times. It would be wise to bring my stroker with me to the gym so I can get at least another load out between sets. Such a dangerous foe, one can never be too cautious."
I was so flummoxed by this I had to learn more, so I took to Google, where I found this blog post by Dan Cardone, who was a grip on this film. Some highlights:
This was the first set I had been on that featured three directors, and hopefully the last. One director was there to primarily film the sex scenes, which he did effectively and economically. The other two directors handled what is called in porn-lingo ‘B-Roll’, i.e. everything non sexual. Which on this film was substantial. The plot for To The Last Man involves two ranches populated entirely by horny men who have random sex and feud over water, as they are in the middle of a crippling drought. Which is why we filmed in Arizona during thunderstorm season…
It’s amazing no one got killed, or seriously injured. There was horse riding, there were fight scenes of rocky escarpments, there were drownings. When the real guns and live ammunition came out for a scene I thought, “That’s it, I’m going back to the truck”.
Fortunately, one of the models was also a fully qualified nurse, so that saved money, time and also lives. Plus, he was sexy, so it was win/win.
I would genuinely like to know who to blame for making these children so disconnected from the concept of imagination that they think the simpler explanation for what they’re doing is that they’re projecting their consciousness into one of infinite realities where fictional characters are real.
