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Toxic Yaoi/Yuri
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| Synonyms: | toxic ship |
| See also: | Yaoi, Yuri |
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Toxic Yaoi or Toxic Yuri is a term used to describe yaoi or yuri ships that include toxic, dark, or abusive dynamics. The terms have gained popularity in recent years, and is often used with ships that are not from Japanese media.
The dark, toxic nature of these ships is the draw for a lot of fans.
Ships considered toxic yaoi
- Lelouch/Suzaku (Code Geass)
- Edward Teach/Izzy Hands (Our Flag Means Death)
- Anakin/Obi-Wan (Star Wars)
- Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham (Hannibal (TV series))
- Nie Mingjue/Jin Guangyao (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)
- Louis de Pointe du Lac/Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview with the Vampire (TV series))
Ships considered toxic yuri
- Arisugawa Juri/Takatsuki Shiori (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Kirari/Sayaka (Kakegurui)
- Dahlia/Iris (Ace Attorney)
- Jennifer Check/Needy Lesnicki (Jennifer's Body)
- Chell/GLaDOS (Portal)
- Eve Polastri/Villanelle (Killing Eve)
Fan Discussion
the amount of people not understanding that 'toxic yaoi' is in fact, 'toxic' is laughable yet i found so many discourse surrounding what is acceptable to be 'toxic yaoi' notwithstanding the fact that 'toxic' means hazardous, hence there's high probability that the work is indeed problematic. like, if your definition of 'toxic yaoi' is only about rivalries, enemies-to-lovers or other being mean to the other sometime, i'm afraid to say that that's is nigh harmless.[1]
Fuck it, we ball
The phrase “toxic yuri” has permeated its way into fandom over the last few years and is rarely used correctly. Not only are people using vibes to define the terms yuri and yaoi while disregarding their actual meaning, but they’re also using those vibes to conflate the two (IE describing a relationship between two men as yuri because of the vibes). In addition, people have been quick to describe yuri relationships as “toxic” just for depicting a relationship that isn’t 100% happy fluff even if it isn’t necessarily unhealthy. The misuse of describing things as “toxic yuri” is deeply rooted in fandom misogyny and lesbophobia, and has been used to dismiss any complex relationship between two women that doesn’t fit cookie cutter standards. In this essay I will break down actual examples of toxic yuri and refute false claims of toxic yuri that have been seen throughout fandom, and maybe with a better understanding of why these relationships have been dismissed as toxic, we can all come to appreciate the complexities of sapphic relationships and their importance to fandom. [2]
Resources
- Toxic Yaoi at Know Your Meme
- Tumblr tags: toxic yaoi, toxic yuri