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perpetual_motion) wrote2004-11-29 11:12 am
perpetual_motion) wrote2004-11-29 11:12 am
You make one flippant comment...
And some instigator on the list decides to get testy.
So,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
julianlee was commending the fine people at "Crossing Jordan" [and on "Crossing Jordan"] of their slashiness. I wrote the following:
Raise your hand if you think the CJ execs realize that slashers are the most loyal fans out there?
Another person on the list responded with this:
That's a pretty sweeping statement, and unless you've polled every single of us how can you be sure???
I came back with a this:
I trust in the love of slashers everywhere for their plots, hot sex, and cute men and women snogging other cute men and women.
Plus, I'm an optimist. :)
She retaliated with this:
That may well be true but it doesn't address the issue of loyalty. Remember, this is a fandom for everyone, which is what makes it so great and making such a statememt is going to insult non-slashers.
Seriously, people, does anyone out there think I made the comment with actual menace aimed at the non-slashers?
I mean, sure, I was planning to throw red paint on them when I spotted them, but I was hoping to keep my ire a secret until I could strike.
So,
julianlee was commending the fine people at "Crossing Jordan" [and on "Crossing Jordan"] of their slashiness. I wrote the following:Raise your hand if you think the CJ execs realize that slashers are the most loyal fans out there?
Another person on the list responded with this:
That's a pretty sweeping statement, and unless you've polled every single of us how can you be sure???
I came back with a this:
I trust in the love of slashers everywhere for their plots, hot sex, and cute men and women snogging other cute men and women.
Plus, I'm an optimist. :)
She retaliated with this:
That may well be true but it doesn't address the issue of loyalty. Remember, this is a fandom for everyone, which is what makes it so great and making such a statememt is going to insult non-slashers.
Seriously, people, does anyone out there think I made the comment with actual menace aimed at the non-slashers?
I mean, sure, I was planning to throw red paint on them when I spotted them, but I was hoping to keep my ire a secret until I could strike.
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/huffs off wearing her old maternity-scarf, which is good for hiding both adam's apples and bulging bellies, through the magic of television./
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I do agree with you that slashers are the most loyal. I mean, think of it like this. Non-slash fans like the show sure, they love it. I admit that. BUT, non-slashers always have the advantage.
As slashers, or yaoi lovers, we HOPE and pray that two guys/girl will hook up, and yet we realize that the chance of that happening is just about as good a chance of the Pope having sex with a man. WITH A CONDOM.
So, we watch, we pray, we write dirty, smutt filled fanfiction, all because our dreams, unlike those who enjoy hetero relationships, may well never be realized.
(Besides, if we didn't watch so much, then we wouldn't see the often VERY slashy moments between Nigel and his pet Bug.)