Subject: Re: [VP] less sex in SH slash?--topic of the week?
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 21:05:23 -0600
From: kslangley
Flamingo wrote:
>>On a con list I am on, someone insisted (paraphrasing) that for a story to
be slash it MUST have SEX since love between the characters is easily seen
on shows, but sex is not shown, so therefore that is the difference.>>
???? I reject this person's definition, flat out. There is a difference
between love in generic and romantic love in specific (much less sexual
attraction in specific). The former may show up on screen, in varying
degrees, between many of the media pairs that end up slashed, but the latter
does not.
The series may show me that Starsky and Hutch (or fill-in-the-blank) love
each other, but it doesn't necessarily show me that they are *in* love with
each other. That's where slash comes in.
Topics: how 'bout picking an episode of the week for discussion? Everyone
can talk about their reactions, whether they liked (or disliked) the
episode and why, throw in some discussion of related fan fiction they have
read. What was the first episode everyone saw and why did it keep them
coming back? How did everyone find fandom? What was the first zine/story
everyone read and what did they think of it?
Just some suggestions.
ksl