Fight back!

As the days pass, anti-yaoi/yuri people are gaining more space on deviantART, and we need to stop that. That's the purpose of this protest. Actually, it's not only a protest. This is to unite all the members of deviantArt who like, support, or at least have respect for this. We will also name, one by one, those who are trying to bring war against us.

We don't want a war, we want to end it... but if we have to fight for that, so be it. Those who are with us, please repost this, and add your name to those who have already signed it.

First of all...

First of all, we are not all what you call "fangirls", there are "fanboys", too. And "fangirls" are not annoying, squealing, retarded, dumb, idiots, or whatever else the yaoi-haters call them. There are some who are, but not all. "Fangirl" is just a junction of the words "Fan" and "Girl", meaning that all girls who are fans of something, be it anime/mangá, yaoi, yuri, films, actors, shows, books, etc, can be called "fangirls".

Yes, there are intelligent fangirls. Yes, both boys and girls have the right to like yaoi and/or yuri. And no, we won't stop liking it just because someone said so.

There are many who I've seen who said something like: "I love yuri, but yaoi is shit." Please, people, yaoi and yuri are almost the same. If a boy comes to me and says "You can't be serious... two boys together... that's disgusting!", I'll reply "Yes, I'm serious. You like yuri, why can't I like yaoi? It's the same."

The same if it happens the other way around. Also, if I like yaoi, I don't have to like yuri, and if I like yuri, I don't have to like yaoi. Now, I have to at least respect the people who like it, because if I say, or even just think like "I hate it", or "It's disgusting", I'll be a person with a closed mind.

Also, we don't like only fanpairings, and there are those who don't like any fanpairings. There are also yaoi anime/mangá. Understand that, too.

What about slash? There are some who like it, some who don't. Same as fanpairings, and can be included in that category.

Now...

As has been said in other protests, and by great artists like and , dA is always fast when it's to remove a devitation that contains yaoi or yuri, but is very slow when it's to check about het. Homophobia is a social disease, and has to be put to an end.

I'm not saying: "You all must like yaoi/yuri!", but yes "You must respect those who like it."

Let's leave one thing clear

We know there are some of those that declare themselves "Anti-yaoi" or "Anti-yuri" that are just 'bothered by seeing fanart of their favourite characters with others of the same genre'. Well, to those who have this as a thought, here goes some friendly advice:

1. Don't click the link, if you see that it's yaoi/yuri.
2. Don't open the devitation.
3. There's a "backwards" button, if you accidentaly go in.
4. If you don't like, just click the button mentioned above, and don't flame.

To the staff:
We do understand that dA's rules don't allow explicit mature content to be posted, but if you're going to delete the devitations that have mature content, please do so with all of them instead of just targeting the ones with homossexual themes.

The thing that gets us annoyed, and even angry at some times, is that the deleted devitations and suspended/banned artists are mainly those involved with yaoi/yuri. Now I ask you, are those the only ones who have broken the rules at times? Is there a rule or ideal on dA where it reads "Homosexual content will be priority when checking devitations to delete and artists to suspend/ban"? Will you ever understand that we only want to have a place where we won't live flooded of "you've been reported" notes and hateful comments on our tastes?

Those who declared war

Do you need proof that it was, by most part, the anti-yaoi/yuri people who started the war on dA? Here are some links to pages whith proof.

DeviantArt member declairs War on Yoai--- Battlefield Art.

This post was made by one of those who don't have respect. Thankfully, the dA member mentioned in the post above was banned. Here is what he said:
"Our group isnt about gaining members. we are insurgents of deviant art. we dont show our identities. we just strike back. that is our purpose.

your organization isnt targeted yet. we are geared twoards striking back at those who choose to make established characters things they werent ment to be. yaoi tends to enable such atrocities. so when that day comes. we shal see you on the battlefield of art."

Also, there are communities, in and out of dA, that are 'dedicated to ban yaoi and yuri from the internet', and soon probably from the world. Here are some, named as I said above.

-antiyaoi on livejournal
~anti-yaoi-yuriclub on dA
~AnTi-YaOi-AnD-yUrI on dA
~The-Anti-Yaoi-Club07 on dA
-Anti-yaoi Federation
-Anti-yaoi Alliance
-\\AnTi-YaOi// on IMEEM

If you know of any other clubs/sites/communities/other that go against yaoi/yuri, please add when reposting.

Now, we'll name those, banned or not, who have declared war against us. Just disliking the thing does not add them to this list, but declaring war or being hateful/flamming does.



Please, if you know of more people, add them to the list when reposting.

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