The war against Best Buds.

I've found it really depends on the person. I have a few friends who are guys that I am almost brotherly-close to them. I don't find the insecurity that bad at all. I can hug them (man-hug), put an arm around them if the time is right, etc.. Not in any gay way either.

Though I do have friends who are in general very awkward and I don't like to be too close with them.

So yeah, the person, I've found, and their customs changes the mentality of the friendship. Sometimes closeness like hugs can be okay, other times it's absurd and I would never want to do it. lawl

 

It's because people can't get past their own immaturity when it comes to things like this. Girls tend to be more affectionate and open about platonic love, but boys often have this mentality that, if they're straight, they cannot show affection or friendly love to other boys. It does tie in with homosexuality because, like Jiku Neon said, people aren't completely okay with it yet. Some people don't want to appear "gay" or do anything that might indicate they are sexually attracted to someone of the same sex because they don't want to be looked down upon by other boys, sometimes girls. They are too afraid of what other people think. Personally, I admire any boy who is not afraid to show that he loves a guy, whether it be entirely platonic or in a sexual way.

Yes, the fangirls are a factor. In the Kingdom Hearts games, for example, boys are shown loving each other as friends, but said fangirls are not used to such comfortable affectionate behavior between males in the real world, so they interpret it as homosexuality. In other words, those who are immature about loving relationships cannot fully grasp the concept of males loving each other in a friendly or "brotherly" way. It is because of the way society works.

 

The people get what the people like.Nobody is going to write up characters and storylines without having them being friends or partners.

Also, Square-Enix and all the other companies you have mentioned don't make up the 'gay relationships' or 'yaoi'.This is all made up by us.The consumers.

So, if you want to blame someone blame everyone around you,yourself and the people buying into it.
Because most likely,if you are joining this forum and have bought or played an RPG you have bought into it too.