Basically, every explanation for Why We Slash is something to which I subscribe, at least to an extent, including the one that says "why do we have to justify this stuff?"
Heh. No, I'm totally with you there. I'm not really trying to justify per se, I'm just curious. I have zero interest in het pairings (with the exception of Spike/Buffy, for some reason...), but I'm also not interested in canon gay pairings. It's actually a pretty narrow window of pairings that do interest me: close, intimate friendships and partnerships that aren't actually romantic. Go fig. So when I ask my flist probing questions, I'm actually trying to figure out more about me. Self-centered, much?
2. I don't know if I'm 100% clear on the distinction -- I don't think I could choose!
Here I'm using "slash" to mean the pairing of two characters who don't have any sexual attraction (outside of subtext), like House/Wilson. Sure, we think they've got the hots for each other, but I don't think that's the actual conclusion we were supposed to come to. By "canon" pairings I mean ones where a romantic relationship exists within the source material itself, like Jack/Ennis.
For the fandoms where there IS gen, it mostly bores me.
I'm glad you said it first. Yeah, gen is a lot like watching paint dry--does that make me shallow?
8. I'm procrastinating writing my DSSS pinch hit! /sharing
I'm so glad I could help with your procrastinatory endeavors. :)
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Date: 2007-12-21 03:48 am (UTC)Heh. No, I'm totally with you there. I'm not really trying to justify per se, I'm just curious. I have zero interest in het pairings (with the exception of Spike/Buffy, for some reason...), but I'm also not interested in canon gay pairings. It's actually a pretty narrow window of pairings that do interest me: close, intimate friendships and partnerships that aren't actually romantic. Go fig. So when I ask my flist probing questions, I'm actually trying to figure out more about me. Self-centered, much?
2. I don't know if I'm 100% clear on the distinction -- I don't think I could choose!
Here I'm using "slash" to mean the pairing of two characters who don't have any sexual attraction (outside of subtext), like House/Wilson. Sure, we think they've got the hots for each other, but I don't think that's the actual conclusion we were supposed to come to. By "canon" pairings I mean ones where a romantic relationship exists within the source material itself, like Jack/Ennis.
For the fandoms where there IS gen, it mostly bores me.
I'm glad you said it first. Yeah, gen is a lot like watching paint dry--does that make me shallow?
8. I'm procrastinating writing my DSSS pinch hit! /sharing
I'm so glad I could help with your procrastinatory endeavors. :)