Bara vs Bata - What's the difference?
bara | bata |
(label) A genre; homoerotic media, usually manga and often pornographic, made by gay men for gay men in Japan.
(label) Gay male media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
(label) Any homoerotic media or pornography that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.
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Ethnic ceremonial double-headed drums played in triplet in the religion of , especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
As a noun bara
is a single little wave, billow.As a verb bata is
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Usage notes
The term barazoku'' was once relatively more common in the Japanese gay community (the magazine ''Barazoku starting publication in 1971), but has long since gone out of fashion in Japan, having been replaced by terms like ). The term bara often contrasts with , which is gay male media usually made by heterosexual women to appeal to other heterosexual women. Whereas bara typically emphasizes masculine homoeroticism and frank explicit sexual situations, yaoi typically emphasizes the androgynous bishonen aesthetic and depicts emotional romantic relationships.Noun
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Alternative forms
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(bata)- Two guitars, bata , bass drum and tambourine
