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[ash48]

Slash--the homosexualization of a relationship between two characters who do not have a sexual relationship with one another in canon (taken from some interesting meta found here)

I would say that I should be ashamed not to know the actual meaning of the word, but really I came into fandom pretty naive in the ways of slash. Well, let's say completely innocent in fact. I mean, I know what I'm in for when I read slash, I just didn't know the "canon" part.

I remember my very first encounter with the notion that Sam and Dean could be written has having sex together as totally WTF! How dare anybody do that!! It didn't make a lot of sense to me and well, I did some reading and..., let's say I have been (deliciously) corrupted. *G*


Anyway... that's probably by the by, what is interesting is the linked meta. It's interesting to me that as much as I can read and enjoy slash I rarely view the actual show that way. I mean, sure there are moments that could be considered "slashy" and sometimes I think the producers chuck that in there to mess with us but for fans to begrudge either Sam or Dean a sexual relationship with someone (in the show) because it would mean they the couldn't have that with each other seems kinda strange. In the show they don't have that with each other. We can imagine they do (for those who wish to) but they are actually brothers who have a very special, loving, non-sexual relationship. (I know. Shock! *g*)

Anyway cagedwriter61 makes some interesting points and I suspect it will be stir up some controversy. Especially why slashers slash (well, that bit did for me). I suspect (as with anything fandom), viewpoints will vary differently. But that's good. \o/

(You can tell I'm on holiday because I'm blabbing a lot - and probably not making much sense either).

Right, of to do some coaching.

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[frogspace.livejournal.com]

I would say that I should be ashamed not to know the actual meaning of the word, but really I came into fandom pretty naive in the ways of slash.

Well, I wouldn't be too upset about it because it's just one definition of slash and not the most commonly accepted one (also, the wording is very strange. o_O "Homosexualization" of a relationship? Really?). For example, there is a lot of Queer as Folk slash and Willow/Tara on BtVS is femslash. For a better definition, history of the term, history of the genre, etc. see Slash (http://fanlore.org/wiki/Slash).

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hi there,

Thank you very much. I once warned for slash for brian/Justin and was told if they exist as lovers in canon then it isn't slash. I took that on board and assumed that was true so when I saw that definition above it made some sense to me.

Though your link was interesting too and it seems there's some variations on what could be considered slash. But thank you so much. I certainly know more now. :)