Talking from the experience, my university, 4chan's /lit/ collective and... this website, yeah. This is what I remember these men say, and it's completely ridiculous.
Even aside of the male democratic appeal, bro is very much a pre-internet "alt right"dudebro every mom's blackpilled sonny listens to, except covered in literature fleur.
A "tormented but eccentric" soul. Every article on him always quickly adds that he "never considered himself gay", just like many closeted trad grifters do today. Look a page back, there is a user who seriously claims he wasn't a flaming homo and it's all "for art".
What are you talking about? People constantly mention it as his peak and a tragic moment of a "failed hero who wanted to save his nation".
This thread's replies alone disprove the first part of the statement. Even if they "know" these moments, the way they twist these events is laughable. And if you seriously think a sadomasochistic gay whore had a point while describing enthusiastically dicks and young boys then I have some questions for you.
And it is indeed fascinating to compare how these questionable things seep through their work and how possibly the ideas they wrote about were coming from not the noblest intentions, in the contrary to what your literature teacher says.
Ok, wise guy, point me out to that "history" and "society" where everyone knows and mocks Mishima? I haven't seen a single one. Why, pray tell, even if it's the case, the presence of this little thread, with barely any activity, that just touches upon a typical topic grinds your gears this much? Some people here are actually finding something new and interesting trivia about the author for themselves.