Forgive a newbie for asking but what is slash vs. what they intended?
eta: never written fanfic, but that pic makes it tempting.
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ehab - Jun 01, 2010 7:40:09 am PDT #3003 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
Dana - Jun 01, 2010 7:44:09 am PDT #3004 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
In fanfic, when you use the virgule to separate character names, it indicates a romantic or sexual relationship. It comes from Kirk/Spock, and is where slash got its name.
Also, despite what any crazy people in that comment thread might say, "slash" refers to same-sex relationships, not m/f relationships.
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2010 7:44:20 am PDT #3005 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Forgive a newbie for asking but what is slash vs. what they intended?
I think the difference is that they don't want anything much over PG. They're open to "the general possibilities of m/m-liciousness" I'm guessing they don't want their genitalia written about.
ehab - Jun 01, 2010 7:46:11 am PDT #3006 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
I guess I should re-phrase the question because I still am not getting it. What is fandom upset about specifically having to do with their phrasing?
shrift - Jun 01, 2010 7:47:52 am PDT #3007 of 30001
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Wil Wheaton and John Scalzi are very lucky that I'm too busy and generally disinclined to write about real people especially where they can see it, because otherwise I would be all up in their genitalia with a unikitten, making everyone feel an uncomfortableness.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2010 7:48:38 am PDT #3008 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Scalzi's page is updated to say nothing explicit.
Oh good - I hadn't checked since yesterday.
I think the difference is that they don't want anything much over PG. They're open to "the general possibilities of m/m-liciousness" I'm guessing they don't want their genitalia written about.
Right - from the comments I've seen by Scalzi, a story where they're engaged and shopping at Crate & Barrel together for the wedding registry would be fine.
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2010 7:49:43 am PDT #3009 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What is fandom upset about specifically having to do with their phrasing?
That I don't get either. I think if you don't want slash, don't slash yourself in the title of the challenge, but it doesn't seem to be much of an issue if you just don't want explicit RPS about yourselves submitted.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2010 7:50:53 am PDT #3010 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What is fandom upset about specifically having to do with their phrasing?
Because "no slash" implies that they have a problem with homosexuality (pretty offensive), rather than a problem with reading sex scenes about themselves (totally understandable).
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2010 7:52:53 am PDT #3011 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because "no slash" implies that they have a problem with homosexuality (pretty offensive), rather than a problem with reading sex scenes about themselves (totally understandable).
But does it?
I get the bit where people might be up in arms that they are equating slash with explicit, and that's not so, but how does an aversion to a specific pairing imply homophobia?
ehab - Jun 01, 2010 7:53:05 am PDT #3012 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
Thanks Jessica. That makes a little more sense now.
ETA: Perhaps if they'd said they'd prefer gen fic?