I had no idea either, and so headed to Google. According to the Television Tropes site (and what's the word for when you use a word to define itself?):
A popular anime character type is the Bishonen, or "beautiful boy", affectionately called "bishies" by fans who are particularly into the type. He is tall, slender with almost no fat and little to no muscle, androgynously beautiful, and no body or facial hair. Some bishonen, like Hotohori from Fushigi Yuugi, can be mistaken for women; others are clearly males who have 'feminine' or at least effeminate traits, such as long hair. Bishonen can be found equally distributed between heroes and villains; bishonen villains often develop devoted followings among fans.
There are generally two camps regarding these characters. One, mostly male but with many females, thinks that they look like women. The other, almost exclusively female, thinks that they are hot, and that to insinuate otherwise is a capital offense.
It goes on from there, using many anime examples.
Other than the bit about being tall, ridiculously hot and the lack of body hair, none of this seems accurate.
Ridiculously hot and short on body hair is what the CW does. I just like the Supernatural versions the best. JA might have some crazy pretty features, but femme he isn't. And JP? Androgynous? On what planet?
The entry is really funny, though.
Oh! I forgot that today's TNT episode is the one where Dean catches Sam watching porn. "Awkward."
Was it regular porn or lesbian porn? Because I've seen both get a lot of mileage in fanfic and I just don't remember which one showed up in the episode anymore.
Yeah, I have to say JP would make a really ugly girl.
Also, the British PR people are AWESOME.
Next, on the Skin Channel, Casa Erotica IV, a tale of two Latin beauties...
The promo card on top of the TV just has a standard fake-boobed blonde busting out of her shirt and some HOT XXX PAYPERVIEW NON STOP HARDCORE ADULTS ONLY text.
Okay, I'm still stuck reading that entry, and I guess this is why Dean is a feminist and Sam is a misanthropist:
The sex scenes (Dean in "Route 666" and "Heaven and Hell," and Sam in "Heart," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and "Sex and Violence") show a difference between them too. Sex is fun for Dean; he doesn't mind being pushed down on the bed and letting the woman have her way with him. But for Sam, it's violent, kinky and it's clear he has to be the one in control and dominating.
Well, that and the fact that he tends to kill the women he has sex with.
eta: not that I think he really is.
PENIS OF DOOM.
I need to see a comparative montage of all their sex scenes now. Do you think someone on Youtube has already done all the legwork?
