Bisexuality IS An Option -- And An Intriguing One, At That

[originalpuck]

Is slash canon? Well, that's the question that has been prominently displayed on metafandom, and in every BNF's journal across the web. And, predictably, I've been following this debate with a lot of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, this whole mess has left me (a pansexual woman) with a headache and a vague feeling that the general slash community is turning a

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[lisefrac]

Yeah, I've never understood all the shipping wars that are based on "HOMG, that character isn't gay!" Um... short of, say, JKR coming out and saying "X isn't bisexual?" why isn't that an option in ficcing? I used to follow the One Piece fandom, and the argument against smutting up two major male characters was "HOMG one of them toatally likes girls!" And this means he doesn't like guys... why? Then again, I've always loved both slash and het pairings. As long as it makes sense in my mind, I can write it convincingly...

I think a lot more people are, very loosely interpreted, bisexual than we think - that is, I think very few people are at either extreme of the Kinsey scale. I think there are a whole bunch of people that identify as het just because they've exclusively been in het relationships and haven't really thought about anything else. Me, I'm married and mostly straight, but I've kissed a lot of girls--and not when drunk--and find the female figure attractive, too. I don't like to use the term bisexual - because it is so laden with negative connotations - but I'm definitely not straight as an arrow.

But yeah, generally I think there's a lot of failing to see the grey in fandom.

Also, I want to see some Tonks/Sirius/Remus threesomes.

[originalpuck]

I agree with you about the prevelence of bisexuality in people -- I think a lot of people aren't as 100% one way or another as sometimes society leads us to believe.

Oh, man, I wish I had some good Tonks/Sirius/Remus recs, but I can't think of any lately that came out that I liked. ^^;;

[lisefrac]

Also, icon love :)

[lavenderfrost]

Me, I'm married and mostly straight, but I've kissed a lot of girls--and not when drunk--and find the female figure attractive, too. I don't like to use the term bisexual - because it is so laden with negative connotations - but I'm definitely not straight as an arrow.

Ditto. That is, if you substitute "married" for "single and a virgin." But still - the desires and fantasies have definitely been there, and that's what counts.