 This usage may be considered offensive by female otaku who are not yaoi fans.Men who, like fujoshi, enjoy imagining relationships between characters (especially male ones) in fictional works when that relationship is not part of the author's intent may be called or , both of which are puns of similar construction to "fujoshi".Bara manga author Gengoroh Tagame has said that men may choose a fudanshi label because it is more socially acceptable than coming out as gay.