wow, there's gay slash now?

[obsessive24]

Just saw a vid warning: contains gay slash and sex scenes.

Wow! There's gay slash now? As opposed to the other kind of... non-gay slash?

Comments

[brewsternorth]

Does seem redundant, but I know that at one point the non-'shippers tended to lump het shippers in with slashers and femslashers, so maybe one's vidder is covering hir bases?

[obsessive24]

That is definitely a possible and most kind reading. :)

[buffyann]

but the question is : what is slash ? ;)

[obsessive24]

People may disagree on whether, say, canon gay couples = slash, but I didn't think anyone was disputing the fundamental fact that the foundation of "slash" is gay. Clearly some other people think otherwise! :D

[buffyann]

Agreed. OR it could just be people as ignorant as me (who just found out about slash not so long ago) and don't have a huge knowledge of what it actually means hence the redondance ?.

[jmtorres]

Sometimes people think slash == porn and vice versa.

[deathisyourart]

When gay people go straight in fandom?

[obsessive24]

Ahaha. *hides QAF!Lindsey/Brian vid*

[crickets]

No! Don't hide it!

(I'm kidding... maybe?)

[deathisyourart]

SEE! Gay Slash right there!!! :P

[last_archangel]

Could it mean actually, canonically gay, as opposed to characters that slashers just wish were gay? No, that doesn't make any sense. I honestly have no idea, other than to chalk it up to plain silliness. Perhaps the person's firsty language isn't English and they didn't realize that it's redundant.

[obsessive24]

Good theory and a good argument, though that particular vid wasn't about a canonically gay couple so it doesn't work in this particular instance.

Perhaps the person's firsty language isn't English and they didn't realize that it's redundant.
Indeed. Another possible and most kind reading. Me? I just stick with the snark. :)

[crickets]

I've read that the history of the word "slash" comes from the "/" between character's names and that in the past any pairings that weren't canon were labeled as such? Or maybe any pairings at all? I have no idea. I'm just babbling.....

*wanders off half-heartedly in the direction of wikipedia, the world repository of all knowledge*

[obsessive24]

What did you find? I always thought it came from the "/" between a male/male ship, which I think started with either Trek or S&H, I'm not sure though...

[crickets]

I didn't find what I was looking for. It's not there anymore but I swear I read something to that effect on wiki, twice before. Now it just says it's for homosexual pairings. So either I'm delusional, illiterate, orrr someone has since edited the wiki page. (I'm gonna vote for the last one.)

[mlyn]

Came from the virgule (/), yes, and came from Kirk/Spock. I believe it refers to any male/male pairing, canonical or not. Read all the history at the fanlore wiki page on Slash.