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[nialla42]

Hijinks Ensue: Sherlocked and Loaded

And you absolutely have to read the alt-text.

I heard about this on Tumblr, which is the place where I found this video, from G4's Attack of the Show, in which John Barrowman is talking about shipping. He explains how Entertainment Weekly had a "favorite ship" online poll, but deleted suggestions for Stiles/Derek

Comments

[or_mabinogi]

"a flotilla of ships, from which they fire canons out of cannons"

Awesome.

Another interesting point is that slash was talked so openly on Attack the Show on G4. It's not exactly the place that deviates from heteronormative guy talk and female objectification. Maybe it's just their laugh track, but I didn't get the impression that anyone was remotely uncomfortable about it.

[nialla42]

I think that needs an icon or something. ;)

I do think some fanboys are getting at least to the point of acceptance of slash. It may be a joke to them, but they can't turn a blind eye as they once did, because it's out there in the open, not hidden under the dealer's table at a con.

I think having John Barrowman not only having portrayed an omnisexual character in Doctor Who/Torchwood, but also openly gay in the real world is having an interesting ripple effect. He's been doing a lot of hosting with G4, such as from Comic Con, and I think his presence does a lot to get people used to the idea of LGBT characters and actual people.

The original Star Trek did a lot of barrier breaking back in the day regarding race, simply by having non-white characters in prominent roles. I think sci-fi is the obvious choice to lead the way again in acceptance of LGBT.

[jadeleopard]

I think what pissed me off the most about the EW poll was the end couples were Annie/Auggie, Annie/Eyal from Covert Affairs. The first only has hints in the promo photos, the second is a guest star who has been in 4 eps and in canon has said they wouldn't be able to be in a relationship. And don't even get me started on Harvey/Donna from Suits as a scripted, long-established dynamic.

Pretty sure I need a Mrs. White Clue gif to describe my feelings on the matter.
/rant

I ♥ John Barrowman so much.

[nialla42]

I didn't follow the EW debacle closely, but honestly, Harvey/Donna has just as much validity as Harvey/Mike according to canon.

Barrowman is subtly (and not-so-subtly) doing quite a bit to push general fandom towards acceptance of GLBT characters, and the actual people who are GLBT. He's living proof of IDIC in actin.

[lovellama]

That HiijNKS is awesome. I put it up on Cumberbitches over on Reddit.

[nialla42]

I think it's scarily true. It's bad when I'm sort of annoyed at the filming of The Hobbit meaning it will be a long time before we get a new series of Sherlock.

[lunachickk]

That was the best Hijinks Ensue in a long time!

I ♥ John Barrowman.

[nialla42]

I love that the artist mainlined Sherlock and got hooked. It's a terrible addiction, but a fun one!