: Friday, February 8, 2008
- mamadeb: Gendercrossing Cliche - Of course, "Yay! I'm not gay!" is probably a reasonable reaction for that particular character in that place and time. Or even later, thinking about Chris in the Morning on Northern Exposure and his crush on the monk who turned out to be female. -
- isiscolo: this fucking shit pisses me the hell off...I dislike stories in which there is a shitload great deal of profanity, for two reasons.
- ediblestars: Hey, look, I'm a part of something! Neat! - The impact of really good fanfic, to me, has nothing to do with the fact that it's fanfic and everything to do with the fact that it's really good. -
- mofic: Sexual Orientation Identity Labels, in Slash and in Real Life - Bisexuality is not the only option for people with histories of sexual behavior with members of both sexes[...]we do our characters and ourselves a disservice if we make it the default rather than carefully considering what works with our concepts of the -
- amireal: In which we talk about definitions and paths and all the stuff in between. - historically one way does not mean definitely that way for all time. Ever. It means that its roots stem from this place and with that comes certain intrinsic ideals, goals, desires and story telling. Valuing that history doesn't devalue anything else -
- deadbeat nymph: Hell Hath No Fury like a Woman Born - I know within the context of the show, it made sense, but that's just it: The writers set up the episode to create a context in which persecuting, reviling, exterminating women in the oldest, most basic manner, the way that is most well known in Western c -
- elynross: Musings on fandom and racism - The reality is that when I'm challenged about my actions or behaviors, I tend to immediately get defensive and pissy, because I hate being wrong, or being in the wrong, and to up front admit to it is sometimes almost impossible. -
- therealjae: "Real writers" and marketing original fiction - See, what I actually want for my original fiction is very simple: readers. And that's really all. -
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elfwreck: Meta, Race, and Censorship - But I don't know if I "should" change anything. Without participating in the discussions, I have no way of knowing if I'm doing anything "wrong." And yet... I don't feel welcome in the discussions. I'm not going to endure likely painful, time-consuming de -