This is a subculture-within-a-subculture; these people are usually both a Yaoi Fangirl and a Yuri Fan and while they may favor one of these over the other they engage in both. This can range from people who merely prefer to pair off every character they like with another of the same sex to the more extreme people who appear to argue that writing slash is a politically liberating act. Occasionally it can be an unexpected by-product of backlash against the addition of Mary Sue Original Characters just to pair off canonical characters. See also Het. Examples of Het Is Ew include: