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[bandgeek]

So I've been reading about feminist criticism of Hamlet for my Lit Studies class. But what I'm interested in isn't so much the Hamlet stuff itself (although I'm sure we can all ruminate on Ophelia until the cows come home). What I'd really like to know more about is this

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[bandgeek]

I've kind of noticed this too, that we characterize these relationships as being far more touchy-feely than they really are ... I don't have extensive contact with gay male couples, but from what I've picked up, you're right, there seems to be much more of a just-get-down-to-it attitude. And while I feel a little bit guilty for fictionalizing something like this, I wouldn't be as interested in reading about a relationship so, well, unartistic.

As for the talky sex, I think I'm in a bit of a minority in saying that most of the time, I don't like it. Unless it's really well-written and believable, it tends to feel to me more like an effort to flesh out an otherwise sparsely worded scene. And I really, honestly can't see myself ever yelling, "oh god, SpikeTaraLogan, my loins are dripping with the sweet juices of arousal!" *g*

I wonder, then, if Annie Proulx had any special research or experience or insight in her characterizations of Ennis and Jack in Brokeback Mountain ... they kiss a little bit, but they embrace maybe twice, and they never even say "I love you." Which to a seasoned porn reader like myself feels rather disappointing, but considering the characters and the setting, there's really no way they'd be flouncing around the ranch, calling each other "daahling."

[beamer242]

I would much rather read porn that patterned itself after it's moving picture counterpart than a real true life relationship. That would be a yawner. Even in film, men aren't talkers.

I'm with you. I dislike talky sex 95% of the time. It has to be extremely well written for me to find it believeable. I suspect that most of the time it's not written because it's thought to be sexy, but because many people find it difficult to read paragraphs that have very little conversation. I mean, after all, who in their right mind would find 'oh god, yes, AngelClarkWesley, pummel me with that big jack hammer of love of yours' sexy?

[bandgeek]

I suspect that most of the time it's not written because it's thought to be sexy, but because many people find it difficult to read paragraphs that have very little conversation.

Totally. So I suppose really, this calls for a little innovation. Finding a way to write sex without descriptive dialogue. Sounds like a good challenge ... :)