Like Sherlock Holmes fans who picked bits and pieces out of canon to make an argument that Watson was a woman
Whuhuh? Point me in that direction. I'm curious.
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§ ita § - Jun 03, 2012 2:41:10 pm PDT #7780 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anne W. - Jun 03, 2012 2:42:21 pm PDT #7781 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I've also read some convincing arguments for Holmes being a woman. (thank goodness for interlibrary loan)
Typo Boy - Jun 03, 2012 2:54:54 pm PDT #7782 of 10434
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Whuhuh? Point me in that direction. I'm curious.
Rex Stout's "Watson was a Woman" 1941. [link] for historical context. [link] for the actual speech.
You know how you always warn against clicking the links? I'm warning on this for extreme gender stereotyping. Gender stereotypes are the entire basis of the argument. But Rex Stout was a fairly extreme male chauvinist even for his era. (I think Victorian era Doyle had more respect for women than Stout.) And the Baker Street Irregulars for many decades excluded women. Maybe if they had stopped being a sausage fest earlier in their history they would still be the premiere Sherlock Holmes society as they were at their peak.
Connie Neil - Jun 03, 2012 3:06:51 pm PDT #7783 of 10434
brillig
We could learn a lot from the Holmsean fan kerfuffles.
DebetEsse - Jun 03, 2012 3:57:59 pm PDT #7784 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
You say "learn," I say "find hope for the future of humanity during fandom idiocy." It's nice to know that there is no new wank under the sun.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 03, 2012 5:30:38 pm PDT #7785 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Would anyone happen to have a copy of Nanoochka's "Ancillary Stroke" saved that I could beg a read of?
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2012 5:55:25 pm PDT #7786 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey--did she ever finish her Marty Sue D/C fic?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2012 5:53:21 am PDT #7787 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think so. At least the last thing I read didn't seem like a conclusion. But I haven't been following that one with bated breath like scaramouche's It's Always the End of the World Somewhere timestamps.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2012 6:32:54 am PDT #7788 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a completely unsupported suspicion that the feedback she got on that one was pushing in a direction different from where she'd intended to go, and that people weren't responding as positively to the character as she wanted them to.
That was one of the few times I actually read a fic's comments, because something didn't feel aligned.
So, in my head, she punked out. At this point, I have nothing invested in her characters, I just interested in a meta way how she's going to make it work out.
However, scaramouche...just...man, I love those kids.
Consuela - Jun 05, 2012 7:21:08 pm PDT #7789 of 10434
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Okay, this? Is really funny. [link]
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