Ah. My Googling says it's stronger: "gen" means it isn't primarily about a romantic relationship. ''If you take out the romance and the core story isn't affected, it's 'Gen'"
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Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 7:07:53 am PST #2039 of 10441
If I only had a brain...
Dana - Mar 24, 2006 7:08:47 am PST #2040 of 10441
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Nope. Het is the opposite of slash. Gen is short for general audiences, usually meaning that the story is not focused on a romantic pairing, and could be expected to resemble an episode of the source.
There are occasionally debates about whether you can have NC-17 gen, with the warning being for violence.
lisah - Mar 24, 2006 8:26:43 am PST #2041 of 10441
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks!
§ ita § - Mar 24, 2006 2:34:34 pm PST #2042 of 10441
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 3:13:06 pm PST #2043 of 10441
If I only had a brain...
I really should have left it to Dana.
Consuela - Mar 24, 2006 6:21:55 pm PST #2044 of 10441
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana is, of course, correct.
It gets complicated (I think) when you talk about a show where a het romance is part of the canon. So could a Farscape story in which John and Aeryn have lots and lots of sex be gen? Maybe? Given that the show was quite definitely PG-13 in places with the sex references... ::shrugs::
This is why categories make me cranky. Because I want it all in one place, damnit.
Katie M - Mar 24, 2006 6:45:29 pm PST #2045 of 10441
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I always label for any kind of romantic content, on the theory that I've seen more people get pissed off by unlabeled sex--most often slashers unhappy to encounter het, honestly--than people get pissed off by lack of explicitness. I mean, I always give a rating as well, so if I rate that puppy PG they know they aren't getting fellatio.
Consuela - Mar 25, 2006 9:57:57 am PST #2046 of 10441
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Damn friends with interesting dreams.
I'm now writing an SGA/Farscape crossover with potential Sheppard/Aeryn smut.
t hides head
Dana - Mar 25, 2006 1:18:57 pm PST #2047 of 10441
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
In my head, gen and het are two different categories, and have nothing to do with any canon basis for the couples involved. A story with a lot of explicit sex? Not really safe for general audiences.
(It is possible I've been reading too much of the latest round of debate about what "slash" really means.)
JenP - Mar 25, 2006 1:56:01 pm PST #2048 of 10441
Huh. The board ate my post. All it said was "Excellent," in response to Suela's post. Worth repeating, I think.