Maybe sometimes, straight girls aren’t watching yaoi out of some crappy fetishization complex
Many people talk about the appeal of the romance genre being self-insertion - a bland heroine really could, with only minor adjustments, be you!
If you can suspend your disbelief long enough to even be able to imagine yourself as someone that likable.
No, maybe yaoi’s a way for a girl to emphasize with being in a relationship while not having to feel like they should somehow “fit the role”. For most, they’ll never be boys. The don’t have to sit there constantly comparing themself to the female lead. It’s an escape from dealing with incessant introspection















