It’s likely you’ve seen them at anime conventions, those wooden paddles with homoerotic buzz words printed on both sides of the weapon. As the “seme” paddle chases the “uke” paddle, or as a squad of BL enthusiasts roam the halls looking to “glomp” others. You may think this a problem, but this is small fries compared to what’s to come.
You likely think that the problem is the way these (mostly) girls are acting out of order, or that putting their love of yaoi on display is irritating, but the real threat is when those words start to change.
That paddle might say “Yaoi” now, but what happens when they start selling paddles with…
“Genocide”
“Anarchy”
“Ignorance”
…and worse? You will wish for the days that girls were loudly promoting their love of guy on guy action in their Japanese comics.
Let this be a warning to you all! Yaoi Paddles are not the problem, it is their potential to transform into messengers of destruction!
OGIUE MANIAX 
I’m gonna have nightmares.
Thanks.
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I can’t speak for genocide, but a lot of these people’s behaviors are both ignorant and lawless. In other words, we are already two-thirds the way there.
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I’m reminded of the Epic Guro Paddle wielded by the leader of the Dan Hibiki Cosplayer Horde here in the Midwest. It’s your average paddle, but with some extras: “GURO” is written on it with black paint, “blood” splattered all over it, and there are chains dangling, wrapped around, and hooked onto it. It is the single most fearsome weapon to be carried in the Midwest Con Circuit.
That said, if I could deck out a Genocide Paddle to look like the Goldion Hammer, I wouldn’t mind getting one. If only to get revenge for my annoyed brothers-in-arms.
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I think it would be refreshing if young women wielded paddles with such words on them. It shows some promise of social consciousness, at least.
I’m well aware that yaoi fans (at least in the US) are aware of gay rights issues. But that’s probably about as far as it goes for them, or for any average teenager.
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If you’re going to do the yaoi paddles, do them right. Nobody likes being hit with an oar.
That said, THIS would make them better. and I think there would have to be an “Uke” version of this
http://www.tabutoys.com/product/Leather_Impression_Slut_Paddle
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You should get a cricket bat and engrave ‘GOOD TASTE’ on it. The irony will be lost on the target audience – but you get to wave a cricket bat at people.
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