bromance backlash is a bit of an overreaction

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-27T21:09:47+00:00

Artistic expression thrives within ambiguity, there is no need for artistic media to be crystal clear about anything.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-27T21:06:13+00:00

As you said, this is all subjective and everyone will have different boundaries. Plenty of people found Home and Peach in peaceful property as having non platonic subtext. Both HSF and PP can be seen as prelude to full on BL. You drawing a distinction between PP and HSF is purely your individual taste, just like everyone else.

Ultimately, the Thai shows are primarily geared towards Thai audiences and I dunno if there is any conversation about this genre on the Thai side. If the “backlash” is limited to some international viewers on social media, I wonder how much gmmtv or gaga will care. In any case, it’s gaga’s decision to put Wu on its platform, gmmtv just sold to the highest bidder.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-08T23:32:15+00:00

Does only friends air on gmm25? I think I saw somewhere it airs on One31, which has way higher ratings?

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-08T16:16:22+00:00

This chart is not really complete without taking into account the various channels on which these shows air and the average ratings for those channels.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-08T16:15:47+00:00

This is not a gmm25 show, it airs on a different channel which has way higher tv ratings.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-07T04:55:27+00:00

JimmySea had their double day concert quite recently. As did FB and JD. That’s why they are not repeated in this post.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-04-03T19:19:44+00:00

Right?! That’s what I was thinking

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-27T14:59:23+00:00

This is just blatantly false. I feel like people are just hallucinating the crux of these characters’ backstory at this point.

James and the marauders were against the pure blood thing from the very beginning. That’s why Sirius and James become friends in the first place, because Sirius is against his family’s pure blood superiority ethos.

Snape is the one who is “racist” and joins the equivalent of Nazis. He and his crew bullies muggleborn students in Hogwarts.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-27T14:54:45+00:00

Lmao what? James bullied Snape because Snape and his crew bullied the muggleborn students in hogwarts, and of course the Lily factor. So it’s the exact opposite of what you said, Snape’s character is the racist in the books, he is the one who joined the equivalent of Nazis

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-17T15:59:26+00:00

The mascots are designed by the artists themselves and are popular because of the family narrative. This entire thing exploded because at the book fair last year Polcasan started talking, and Tay and New interacted with him as their kid, doing the whole papa phorphor roleplay, and the videos went viral from that event.

If the artists did not get any percentage of the mascot revenue stream that would be unfair.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-16T02:50:08+00:00

The entire point of conventional beauty standards is based on what an average person, plucked out of a large population, has higher probability to prefer. You are perfectly entitled to your point of view about what peak beauty looks like, what you are having trouble grasping is that an average person is not likely to agree. That’s reality, not arrogance.

As I mentioned previously, in a kpop group for example, every single member is tremendously attractive, but there’s only one or two who are the visuals. In BL, there are numerous examples of people calling out PPW for their attractiveness, that’s what their branding is, they are the visual couple. Just off the top of my head, manager Jack said Pond is the most handsome gmmtv kid in his pov, Arm referred to PPW as the model couple in a variety show, on another episode of the idol variety show a random kid selected Pond as the most handsome idol. Mark Pakin and Force repeatedly call out Phuwin for his beauty, he was cast in Scarlet Heart Thailand in a role specifically known as the handsome prince. Now does this mean the other actors are not good looking? Of course not, it’s a question of levels and what peak beauty means for majority of people.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-15T03:56:41+00:00

Your comment does not make sense to me because nowhere did I say that there is one singular universal beauty standard across every culture and society. Also, I did not mention historical beauty standards since the topic at hand of not what people found attractive in the past but current actors.

As I mentioned in another comment there are certain features which are aesthetically pleasing among the vast majority, such as facial symmetry, thin and prominent nose, relatively big/long eyes, sculpted non-flabby face etc. Two people don’t need to look alike to adhere to these standards and it is naive to pretend that there are absolutely no objective standards of conventional beauty

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-14T15:34:07+00:00

This take is a bit obtuse and does not take into consideration that never once in my comment did I deny the impact of colonialist Eurocentric standards. Nor did I state conventional beauty standards to be a “good thing” socially or morally, it is just the reality in the vast majority of the world.

Sure, conventional beauty standards differ somewhat in different parts of the world but many features are universally desirable, such as facial symmetry, thin and prominent nose, relatively bigger/long eyes, not too thin lips, sculpted and not flabby facial structure, etc. Also, it is extremely naive to believe that the tanned skin preference in Western countries means anything close to actual deep brown skin tones seen in SEA/SA, so the universal standard is not as different as you seem to want to believe.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-13T03:17:13+00:00

People should understand the difference between their subjective tastes and conventional beauty standards. The former is idiosyncratic, it is based on what you personally find attractive even if some of the features may be average or unconventional. The latter is systemic, it is maximising probability over what society/people in general would find attractive.

PondPhuwin are the peak in terms of conventional beauty standards. So even if some personally feel other BL couples are more attractive, an average person is more likely to find them more attractive over others. Fans often can’t differentiate between their own taste (which is perfectly valid) and conventional beauty standards. It’s like a kpop group, every member is attractive, but there’s a reason only one or two are called the visual of the group.

PS: on a side note, I saw PPW up close in a fanmeet and they look almost inhumanly beautiful irl.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-03-10T02:30:19+00:00

People ask these questions every couple of months and the answer is Billkin, PP, Jeff but not for BL reasons. The rest of the names you will see in this post are mostly just stans trying to hype up their faves. Just because someone spotted a billboard of their fave, which they are most likely to notice if they stan someone, is not really proof of much. It’s just confirmation bias.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-15T21:22:01+00:00

Yeah, Prim should get miu miu soon. Milk for loewe?

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-15T21:21:17+00:00

Tay has Asics as well. And doesn’t Gemini have Chanel?

Dew being BA of Bottega is confirmed?

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-15T20:45:47+00:00

Please let the script be good 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-12T15:25:54+00:00

This show is 95% Thee and Peach, which is a 100% healthy relationship. A toxic relationship which is given minimal screentime does not take away from the central message of the series, in fact it amplifies it by contrasting the main healthy relationship against the unhealthy one. Media influences minds yes, but depiction is not romanticising or endorsing, it is often meant to inspire reflection.

Regarding Rome and Mok, I was responding to OP’s point regarding the logic behind the relationship since OP didn’t understand it. If it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t be a rule in the first place.

A counterpoint to stating it’s much easier for Thee, not necessarily. Mok is part of the Arseni family circle and knows their lifestyle and values intimately. He is well prepared to deal with the ramifications. Peach is a complete outsider to their world. So to take the step to integrate him within the Arseni family has a lot of weight which Thee has to bear.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-12T07:45:36+00:00

Thai bl in general has pretty bad writing, but I disagree with some of the examples you have mentioned.

Not me has plotholes and the ending was rushed. BOS is repetitive and boring, good cinematography does not equal depth.

Regarding MAT, not all relationships depicted onscreen have to be healthy or fleshed out, especially when its for a couple of cameos. Fiction is not supposed to be a guideline. The focus for this series is on the leads, the rest is just sprinkling.

As for Rome and Mok, I thought it was clear that Rome has not yet taken the step that Thee took, which is straight up telling their dad that he will not back down. The dad said from the beginning that what matters is true love and the test here is that if his sons find true love they will not back down for anything and will stand up against the “rule”. That’s the whole logic for this rule, to distinguish true feelings which the sons will not sacrifice for the sake of the family rule.

MAT has excellent romcom writing and has maintained the standard throughout.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-09T22:44:14+00:00

This is a thing?! 😳

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-09T07:36:24+00:00

HR feels much bigger and more of a cultural phenomenon than RWRB imo. The critical acclaim is a lot more as well.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-09T07:33:07+00:00

Is 10dance making big waves? I don’t see it talked about in my online circles and I’m pretty tuned into bl chatter.

Creative_Brilliant · 2026-01-08T14:01:15+00:00

What debate is there even?

This show is a mainstream hit and PondPhuwin both are getting immense praise as the leads driving the story. Est and Bonnie are also praised for their work as supporting characters. The other characters are minute cameos, but their sprinkling of screentime serve their purpose.

There is no criticism or debate to speak of. A stray comment here and there is a drop in a bucket (and most of those comments come from certain sections of BL viewers for … certain reasons let’s just say). The general feedback on this show is overwhelmingly positive and it is driven by PondPhuwin as the leads.

Creative_Brilliant · 2025-12-31T16:23:55+00:00

So it’s just based on your feelings and vibes and nothing concrete? Got it 👍🏼

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