| Comparing QAF to science-fiction and fantasy stories. |
[Jan. 30th, 2010|09:42 am] |
I have noticed that, if QAF fans participate in other fandoms, usually these fandoms are for shows/movies/books which have a science-fiction or fantasy element to them. For instance, I see QAF fans also discussing and writing stories for Harry Potter, Buffy, Supernatural, or Lord of the Rings, etc. but I don't see them discussing or writing stories for Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, or Dawson's Creek.
This leads me to believe that either SF and fantasy stories have more active fandoms or that QAF fans generally prefer SF and fantasy stories. ( Read more... )
So that makes me wonder: Do we, at least partly, like QAF so much because it's really a SF/fantasy story without the magic, or do we, at least partly, like SF/fantasy stories so much because they're often inherently queer?
ETA: I wasn't totally clear... these are some of the elements that QAF shares with many SF/Fantasy stories: characters being "special" in some way that they didn't necessarily choose for themselves; characters knowing something about reality that "normal" people don't get; families built on friendship bonds rather than genetic relationships; characters having to fight against a "big bad;" a very diverse group of "heroes" who end up working together because of their "specialness" or because they're united against a common enemy. |
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