Sheesh

[leethet]

There's so much bad feeling between slash and gen (and particularly between perceived slash and gen) in this fandom that I wonder if it isn't a good thing when those two "camps" are wholly separate, the way they are in other fandoms. Then at least one side doesn't get hit by the other's vitriol all the time.

I have trouble fathoming people's need to be "right" when it comes to something that is so clearly a matter of personal taste.

Sigh...

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Hey Clare!

[leethet.livejournal.com]

I wrote a lengthy, point by point rebuttal of nearly everything you said, and LJ ate it. :)

Then I thought. Hell, it's for the best. All I need to say is:

By now you should know that the last thing I want is to silence the voicing of ANY opinions. I was merely objecting to the assertion that "action slash" is gen (that was a statement, not the voicing of opinion). I understand if Ro's a pal of yours, and if you agree with her classification of "action-slash" as gen in sheeps' clothing. Fair enough, as a viewpoint. But not as a fact. I wasn't attacking her or suggesting she should remain silent. Never. I was simply rebutting (on the channels) the assertion that "action-slash" is gen. It ain't in my case. Can't speak for others, don't wish to. Also don't wish to silence others -- not here, not anywhere.

And here in LJ land, I was just voicing a general opinion about opinions being presented as fact. It bugs me. That's all.
Have a good day.

Re: Hey Clare!

[lyrebird.livejournal.com]

I understand if Ro's a pal of yours, and if you agree with her classification of "action-slash" as gen in sheeps' clothing.

Just to clarify, Ro isn't a pal of mine. Although I have 'friended' her, I don't know her at all...like most of the people on my 'friends' list.

I think when you have been on the lists for long enough, you learn to become desensitised when someone bags something you love. I used to post all the time when someone slammed sex as boring and predictable and cliched. But it never changed anyone's mind. They just wanted to rant and let off steam. Which is what Ro is doing now. She hasn't read any MfU slash in years. If she had, she would have read your work and Nat's and RAC's. Look at her glowing praise of Chicago Affair, for example.

The slash-gen debate will never go away. And it can be interesting to hear views from the other side. Opinions, facts, theory...I find it all fascinating. To each their own.

Re: Hey Clare!

[leethet.livejournal.com]

The slash-gen debate will never go away. And it can be interesting to hear views from the other side. Opinions, facts, theory...I find it all fascinating. To each their own.

And with that I totally agree.