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Interesting essay
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lynnenne specifically):
SLASH FANFICTION: THE META OF ALL METAS
I’d love for people to read and share it, but the TL;DR is:
Slash is, first and foremost, a reaction against the sexual and gendered stereotypes that follow women in real life. It is also a direct result of the dearth of female representation in media. Using two male bodies offers an escape from forced identification and subverts the heterosexual male viewpoint taken in film, television, video games, and advertisements. Slash fiction is a world wherein women, for once, are not the ones who are “on display”.
lynnenne specifically):SLASH FANFICTION: THE META OF ALL METAS
I’d love for people to read and share it, but the TL;DR is:
Slash is, first and foremost, a reaction against the sexual and gendered stereotypes that follow women in real life. It is also a direct result of the dearth of female representation in media. Using two male bodies offers an escape from forced identification and subverts the heterosexual male viewpoint taken in film, television, video games, and advertisements. Slash fiction is a world wherein women, for once, are not the ones who are “on display”.