people fighting that banana fish isn't a bl are categorically correct but do they know that in japan they call hannibal a bl? LOL like i agree that bf isn’t a bl but not share their reasons as for why isn’t one ——— It seems to me like a "is a tomato a fruit? Is a taco a sandwich?" Kind of debate. There are contexts in which it matters (say if you're the food and health department and sales or smth) and contexts in which it isn't helpful. I can see how it's categorically incorrect but for colloquial and communicative audience purposes it could be useful, the way in bookstores they put danmei, light novels etc in with the manga even if not necessarily "correct" because those buying audiences tend to overlap. shrug. Also LOL really! I know they call general gay movies and such like Call Me By Your Name BL, but for Hannibal that's amusing and fitting (I haven't watched it bc I dislike blood and creepyvibes but it seems a pillar of western modern slashdom)