Have I ever told you my Unified Theory of Slash? I do have one. So, further to my tardy tribute to International Fetish Day, and my lovely kink picspams that no one gave an arse about...
When I remove *my* imaginary competition from equation, it's called femslash (though mostly I write original f/f), and my competition's anatomy differs from mine. When I read/write/watch m/m, I don't want to shag either of guys. My motivation for liking m/m isn't sexual. It's not "omg, their relationships are sooo forbidden and subversive!!!". I want the world where it's *not* forbidden and subversive and "edgy", but *normal*.
It's interesting, actually - because it's a sexual/romantic fantasy, slash tends to avoid talking about homophobia: anti-sex, anti-love, prudish and parched, about as big a hard-off as you can imagine.
Heh. I always wanted to write something where some Cardiff toughs decide to try and gay-bash Jack, to their immediate regret. Followed by Ianto applying stitches and luff.
because it's a sexual/romantic fantasy, slash tends to avoid talking about homophobia
Actually, I thought it was done beautifully in Torch Song Trilogy: Alan's brutal murder powerfully reinforces the point that it's about love, not just sex. The graveyard scene where Arnold describes his grieving process to his mother, herself a widow, in a way that abruptly and profoundly makes her realize that the feelings are exactly the same, is a moving and utterly genius piece of writing.
Ironically, Alan's death also serves to reinforce some the fantasy-romantic elements, in that 'doomed star-crossed lovers' sort of way: as Arnold says, it's easy to love dead people; they make so few mistakes. :)
When I read/write/watch m/m, I don't want to shag either of guys.
My motivation for liking m/m isn't sexual. It's not "omg, their relationships are sooo forbidden and subversive!!!". I want the world where it's *not* forbidden and subversive and "edgy", but *normal*.
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Don't we all... *sigh*
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Heh. I always wanted to write something where some Cardiff toughs decide to try and gay-bash Jack, to their immediate regret. Followed by Ianto applying stitches and luff.
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Actually, I thought it was done beautifully in Torch Song Trilogy: Alan's brutal murder powerfully reinforces the point that it's about love, not just sex. The graveyard scene where Arnold describes his grieving process to his mother, herself a widow, in a way that abruptly and profoundly makes her realize that the feelings are exactly the same, is a moving and utterly genius piece of writing.
Ironically, Alan's death also serves to reinforce some the fantasy-romantic elements, in that 'doomed star-crossed lovers' sort of way: as Arnold says, it's easy to love dead people; they make so few mistakes. :)
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