Key Differences
| Aspect | Lipstick Alley Users | Yaoi Fangirl Rotters |
|---|---|---|
| Photo |   |   |
| The man they want |   |   |
| Age Range | 20s–40s | Teens–30s |
| Delusions | Fixation on "high-value" men and colorism. | Gay fetishization, obsessive shipping. |
| Topics | Celebrity gossip, dating woes, and wealth aspirations. | BL fanfiction, shipping wars, and anime fandoms. |
| Reality Awareness | Moderate delusion: rooted in socio-political issues but idealized expectations. | Extreme delusion: often completely detached from reality. |
| Social Dynamics | Combative, judgmental of perceived rivals. | Mostly insular and toxic toward outsiders. |
1. Lipstick Alley Users (Black Women’s Forum)
Profile:
- Demographic: Mostly American Black women, mid-20s to late 40s, middle-class, predominantly college-educated or upwardly mobile.
- Topics: Obsessed with "high-value men," celebrity gossip, colorism discourse, "soft life," interracial dating, and the latest tea on Black celebrities.
- Delusions:
- Belief that they can easily secure a "high-value man" like a billionaire CEO, despite real-world dating pools being limited.
- Animosity toward "Beckys" (white women) or "exotic racially ambiguous women" for allegedly "stealing their men."
- Romanticization of wealthy men they’ll likely never meet (e.g., Drake or European soccer players like Mbappé).
- Claim they’ll "never settle" for average guys, yet threads often vent about "the state of Black men" or frustration with the lack of good dating options.
- Behavior:
- Deeply judgmental toward "pick-me" women or women they think "settled."
- Wild celebrity stan wars (Rihanna vs. Beyoncé stans).
- Hate-reading and dragging content they secretly enjoy (e.g., celebrity couples).
- Often delusional in projecting personal success while hiding insecurities about looks or finances.
- Vibes: Aggressively high standards, internet "aunties," a mix of jaded realists and fairy-tale dreamers.
2. Yaoi Fangirl Rotters
Profile:
- Demographic: Mostly white women, teens to early 30s (though some holdouts in their 40s exist), often socially awkward, chronically online, and heavily into fandoms.
- Topics: Obsessively consume and create fanworks (fanfics, doujinshi, and fanart) centering around gay ships, often from anime, K-pop, or even real-life men (yes, shipping real people like BTS members).
- Delusions:
- Belief that every male character must secretly be gay, even when canonically straight.
- Convinced their gay ships are "soulmates" and attack canon female love interests as "beards."
- Believe their smutty fanfics and “lemon” stories accurately portray relationships and that they’re "activists for gay rights" through fetishized porn consumption.
- Think they’re immune to criticism because they label their kinks as "progressive" while being toxic toward actual queer people.
- Behavior:
- Write 100k-word fanfics of explicit sex scenes and imagine they’re "inspired by great literature."
- Draw anatomically impossible fanart of male characters with exaggerated features (e.g., Free/Hetalia characters turned into BL twinks or muscular twunks).
- Spam character popularity polls with their OTP (one true pairing).
- Live in online echo chambers that validate their fantasies, ignoring reality.
- Often insecure about their looks and project idealized male beauty into their obsessions.
- Vibes: Terminally online, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, craving validation, romantically delusional, fetishizes men while often fearing real relationships.
