Fail, Slash Fangirls, Fail

[redbrunja]

You know what I keep hearing? What pisses me off like no other?

The slasher pov that it is impossible to write a male/female relationship that is equal.

Fuck that.

If you want to write about boys sexing each other, fine, but don't flat-out state that it is impossible for a fictionally heterosexual relationship to ever be equal, as well as implying that every single real world straight relationship is inequal to boot.

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[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

And I know they are just trying to escape the engrained sexism of our culture, but I think they are under-estimating the sexual politics that would exist between two gay men as well as perpetuating our culture's sexism to boot.

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

"but I think they are under-estimating the sexual politics that would exist between two gay men"

Depending on where they live/the culture they come from, this would apply. Some are far more accepting of homosexuality than Westerners are.

/Devil's Advocate

Not that it isn't a completely legitimate (and all too true) observation. I honestly can't remember the last time I read a GOOD yaoi fic that dealt with any social stigmas concerning same sex relationships.

Maybe I'll write one. And make it yuri to boot.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Depending on where they live/the culture they come from, this would apply.

True. However, I think slash generally has a habit of ignoring some of the sexual and political politics that go into having a homosexual relationship in most of the places where they're set.

Maybe I'll write one. And make it yuri to boot.

Please, please do.