Koju Takeda

absolutely NONE of the things you mentioned means he is gay lmao :skull: why would he literally say "he appreciate his gay fans" if he was gay himself? You accuse people of assuming he is straight but you do the same.

Japanese culture is not like any other when it comes to homosexuality or anything homoerotic for that matter.
You need to learn media literacy skills. When did I say he was gay? I’m not assuming anything about him, all I’m saying is that different types of people are everywhere and live all sorts of lives so don’t assume anything. I’m not sure what sexuality or expression that Koju identifies as, but the idea of assuming somebody, who loves his very LGBT+ plus career, is straight is just silly. He COULD be straight and it’s fine if he is, but the idea of assuming that is really stupid - and I’m not “accusing” anything. People are literally assuming he’s straight, just read the prior comments.

Also, this isn’t a thing about Japanese culture - it’s about basic human etiquette to not make baseless assumptions about others
 
  • Like
Reactions: silverteeth
one thing I found really interesting was at the end where he asks Koju if he’ll ever start an OnlyFans. He responded saying that he doesn’t want to at the moment because it might reflect poorly on himself and the higher ups for wherever he works, even if it’ll make him a lot of money. I can assume this circumstance is another big reason for why the sexual gay events that Koju participates in do not allow photography, since hardcore gay filmed porn is a BIG deal compared to simple erotic stuff.

Link to interview:
I read your post some time ago, but I didn't give myself the opportunity to debate it. For me, it seems a bit incongruous, but I guess it is due to the perception that society there has regarding these platforms and the use they give to it. I don't criticize him, I respect his decision. I just point out that it seems somewhat incongruous to me in contrast to the merchandise he sells. Of course, if you tell me that he opened an of, the first thing I would think to find is exactly the same thing we see in those photo cards.

20240607_040614.jpg
20240607_040632.jpg
 
I read your post some time ago, but I didn't give myself the opportunity to debate it. For me, it seems a bit incongruous, but I guess it is due to the perception that society there has regarding these platforms and the use they give to it. I don't criticize him, I respect his decision. I just point out that it seems somewhat incongruous to me in contrast to the merchandise he sells. Of course, if you tell me that he opened an of, the first thing I would think to find is exactly the same thing we see in those photo cards.

View attachment 133793821View attachment 133793851
While I totally see where you are coming from, let's not forget that we are still looking at all of this with a western mindset. There are full on nude erotica books of some really popular actors and actresses out there, which are not perceived as 'tasteless' or are on par with having an OF simply because it's not displaying acts that are inherently sexual. While I am most definitely not very well-vised when it comes to the core of it all (I am not Japanese), his merch photo cards give off a very different energy compared to your typical OF video, imo.
 
You need to learn media literacy skills. When did I say he was gay? I’m not assuming anything about him, all I’m saying is that different types of people are everywhere and live all sorts of lives so don’t assume anything. I’m not sure what sexuality or expression that Koju identifies as, but the idea of assuming somebody, who loves his very LGBT+ plus career, is straight is just silly. He COULD be straight and it’s fine if he is, but the idea of assuming that is really stupid - and I’m not “accusing” anything. People are literally assuming he’s straight, just read the prior comments.

Also, this isn’t a thing about Japanese culture - it’s about basic human etiquette to not make baseless assumptions about others

"I'm not accusing anything, but assuming that is really stupid"
Girl you just did again :skull: you are trying too hard to be open minded but you're actually fixating on activities that "might suggest he is gay" lmao do you realize how unhinged you sound, he's from an entirely different culture sis