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Originally Posted by Akito_Kinomoto
Why is the output of yaoi so much higher compared to yuri? Because yaoi is more profitable. Why is yaoi more profitable? Because more people are willing to buy that stuff. Why are more people willing to buy that stuff?
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Traditionally speaking, the popularity of BL in Japan is rooted in feminism.
Target audience = heterosexual women
Origin = a rejection of the power imbalance between the sexes found in a typical male/female relationship (and within society at large). The typical BL relationship maintains the power imbalance (seme/uke dynamic) but eliminates the gender aspect.
I don't know whether the same is true for western fans, but there
is some sentiment that explicit BL depictions offer female oriented smut without being degrading to women.
As for yuri, no such link exists.