can't leave this bed....

[lyssie]

So, anyway, I was reminded by the recent upsurgence of the Slash/Het debate again...

Actually, I was reminded because I was reading this article on fanfiction. It's an ok article, but the best bit is the following:

Writer Wilson observes that "without a male-female power dynamic in the relationship, you can get down to quote, unquote 'pure' emotion." Would that also explain all those Xena/Gabrielle fanfic flings?

Leaving aside, for the moment, the mention of femslash (YAY! We aren't marginalized!), can the guys out there please tell me: does the male/male bonding bring out the Pure Emotion in you?

Do you ever have that Not So Fresh Feeling?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Comments

[suaine.livejournal.com]

Do you ever have that Not So Fresh Feeling?

*snorts* *laughs hard* *dies*

[secretive-bus.livejournal.com]

"does the male/male bonding bring out the Pure Emotion in you?"

Um, no. 'Fraid not. Kittens bring out pure emotion in me, though. And some classical musical pieces. But that's probably not the emotion you're writing about.

"Do you ever have that Not So Fresh Feeling?

Enquiring minds want to know."

Any answer I may give would be non sex related, so I'm wasting space in your LJ by even being here at this present moment, really.

Ah, ah, look over there at that distraction!

[liminalliz.livejournal.com]

What is pure emotion? Is there such a thing? Define me "pure emotion" you crazy fanfiction academic bitches! WTF?! *rages*

[drake57.livejournal.com]

You know..i might just be weird but when i hear Slash fic i still think of stories about samurais........

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

HA! I was wondering what "pure emotion" was myself. I mean, back in the 90s, Information Society told us about pure energy (although the song was somewhat vague...) but that pure emotion thing - you got me!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

OMG. For examples of fan fiction, they sent them to fanfiction.net? Sweet mother of mercy!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

It was Spock tellin' us, too.

*wanders off, singing* I wanna know what you're thinking, there are some things you can't hide....

Re: Fanfic Theory

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

Er, human beings are, by biological nature, hierarchal. Gender's irrelevant when it comes to that. There is always a power dynamic.