The Fanish Mixer: The Vorlons are Double-Dipping Again.
So here's a thought I had while rummaging through my flist today. Turning Spike into a girl and making him have sex with Buffy doesn't make femmeslash. No, seriously. The only way that can be femmeslash is if you convincingly make Spike a MTF (male-to-female transsexual) and that's even regardless of what's under his skirt. But Spike with a magical
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Dunno. If he'd got all the *bits* I'd imagine he'd have all the hormones and his behaviour would be more feminine. It wouldn't stop him wanting Buffy 'cos that him (or indeed her) but with a magically totally feminine body he'd be a dyke.
Don't yell at me. I've not been well, y'know. !
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In gender theory (and application), one is the gender they identify with. If a biological man identifies as a woman, she is a woman. If a biological woman identifies as a man, he is a man. Girl!Spike does not identify as a woman because he has the bits (parts, hormones, etc.). He considers himself a man trapped in a woman's body and thus is not a woman, making sex with Buffy not femmeslash.
Does that help?
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He considers himself a man trapped in a woman's body and thus is not a woman, making sex with Buffy not femmeslash.
Well OK, if that's how the story went it makes sense.
It's just that having a rather wobbly sexuality I've rather assumed that if I woke up male one day I'd just get on with it. Of course I've no idea why this would happen and why I've given it so much thought. :P Really don't see myself as a bloke though.
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It really comes down to Nature v. Nurture. Nature says that you'd want to be a woman and be a MTF, but Nurture arguements say you'd be just fine. At least, that's the simple definition. *g*
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Oh dear! No, I really can't get my head round my concept. ROFL
At least, that's the simple definition. *g*
Yep! It's all perfectly straightforward... why am I thinking of that speech Giles makes at the end of 'Lie to Me'? ;)
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