My personal experience is that the majority of fandom taboos fall like dominos for the majority of people when they get in the way of enjoying fic. Aside from Smallville, there's the whole RPS thing, which hit around the same time.
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Dana - Apr 25, 2005 6:07:13 am PDT #9872 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Katie M - Apr 25, 2005 6:31:51 am PDT #9873 of 10000
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
Also, it depends on your description of chan. I was never into SV, but I didn't get the impression that there was a whole lot of porn that centered around the idea of Clark being a lot younger than Lex, woo hoo nubile hairless boy-body. You know?
Calli - Apr 25, 2005 6:48:37 am PDT #9874 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
There was a fair bit of fic centered around Lex feeling guilty about lusting after a 15-16 year old. But I don't remember a lot of "man-on-boy!yay". I may just not have seen those stories. And I'm kinda glad.
Dana - Apr 25, 2005 6:50:09 am PDT #9875 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
There was a fair bit of fic centered around Lex feeling guilty about lusting after a 15-16 year old.
But it generally didn't stop him from fucking Clark over the pool table. Right? I mean, that's what I remember, but I may just be fondly remembering the early glow of that fandom.
Calli - Apr 25, 2005 6:53:37 am PDT #9876 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
But it generally didn't stop him from fucking Clark over the pool table. Right?
Depended on the story. Some had him waiting until Clark had whatever the magic age of consent birthday was (16? 18? I seem to recall 16). Some had him getting seduced by Clark (the alien made me do it, officer!) and some had him swept away by desireTM.
amych - Apr 25, 2005 6:58:14 am PDT #9877 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Depended on the story. Some had him waiting until Clark had whatever the magic age of consent birthday was (16? 18? I seem to recall 16). Some had him getting seduced by Clark (the alien made me do it, officer!) and some had him swept away by desireTM.
All true (and I remember a lot of people doing frantic research to justify what they were gonna do anyway before saying "Oh, PHEW, the age of consent is 16...") But even in the stories that did worry about the underage thing, the vibe was definitely mature-for-an-adolescent/barely adult -- just brushing up on both sides of the line, rather than grownup/kid.
Dana - Apr 25, 2005 6:58:24 am PDT #9878 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I think I've kept my memories of the good stuff and ignored everything else.
Connie Neil - Apr 25, 2005 6:59:09 am PDT #9879 of 10000
brillig
Obviously I have to check out the Clex fic.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Apr 25, 2005 7:00:35 am PDT #9880 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
woo hoo nubile hairless boy-body.
From the (relatively small number of) stories I've read, I'd say that most of the nubile hairless bodies were Lex's, no matter how many times people are reminded that he still has eyebrows and thus probably other body hair.
Calli - Apr 25, 2005 7:05:24 am PDT #9881 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'd say that most of the nubile hairless bodies were Lex's,
Mm-hm. I remember one story (not the author or the title or anything that would let me find it) where Lex remembered a long, annoying (to him, the plot point was pretty well integrated IIRC) procedure of getting hair implants for his eyebrows and lashes. Which went a lot further in explaining the whole hairless except for brows/lashes thing than the show has done.