Oh, snap!

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Edit: We got wank, people! Below link has lead to wank! And people are telling me that fandom is not only an acceptable but even favorable venue to get their socially relevant observations/agendas across.

Alanis Morrisette? This? Is irony. That said, I still think panties in a twist over 'pimping' is ridiculous.

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Looking at myself honestly, I'd say the reason I read the general pairing fic is for the escapism, but to me reading just about any fictional work is a form of escapism. That said, it gets really old reading the same ol' romance fic over and over again that ultimately ends in 'healing smut'. This sort of thing doesn't exist in real life. Thanks to the media, society as a whole seems to have this messed up idea that having sex gives solidity to a relationship. Women especially buy into this and I watch my friends make that mistake time and time again even though they should know better by now. There's also the mistaken concept that if you're dating longer than perhaps three months, you should be having sex. If the woman don't give him any and he leaves for it, obviously it's the woman's fault for being stubborn. But what kind of relationship is that, what kind of real love is it, when all it takes is denial of the physical to make someone withdraw entirely their emotional investment in a partnership?

If I read a pairing fic with well rounded characters, I can take it. There's some really well written ones out there where not everything is rainbows and roses. They don't bother me, and I can't see any reason that my alien robots shouldn't fall in love if the circumstances are right. However, it makes me kind of sad that so many writers take the low road out with sex. Not that I have anything against sex, mind you, but to reduce a couple of characters to the purely physical aspect of their relationship and act like this is the golden summit of their love for one another is mistaken.

Should say though, I too don't see any reason why they should be paired exclusively. I don't mind reading it, but it makes a lot more sense to me that they aren't monogamous. For humans, it's more than just cultural...Most likely it also stems from practicality and safety as well, since sex is inexorably tied to reproduction. But without that aspect to deal with, why would they ever limit themselves? Especially if they're using connecting--be it emotional, physical, cerebral, or otherwise--as an expression of love?

Sorry I'm all over the place here...it's late and I'm winding down for the night. But great, thoughtful post here. I wish there were more Sam and Frodo relationships out there myself.