Homosexual male: Minority in HP slash?

[Ex-Professor Remus Lupin]

Yeah...just a little bit Luny. blaugh  

[ode[2]sokka]

*grins* Actually, it needed to lose it seriousness.  

[Sirius Black-Snuffles]

eek

No! *cuddles her boxer* He would never! He's too stupid!

But wait what if your an animagus, and you turn into a dog? What would that say about you? ... gonk Don't answer that I don't want to know... gonk  

[Lunar_Blade]

*Prods Hk* Sirius was a rapist.

*Shifty eyes* Oh come on! Someone had to say it! God I can't be serious, can I? But yes, this discussion was very "A-metal-rod-us-the-a**" .  

[Ex-Professor Remus Lupin]

Oi vey...I doubt very much that Sirius was a rapist...though he does have a rather forceful personality...  

[Sirius Black-Snuffles]

*coughs* I Sirius Black...have an announcement to make. I was a rapist in my past life. *shame*

I'm dreadfully sorry. Moony, I love you--I'll understand if you want to kick me in my dog form now.  

[Ex-Professor Remus Lupin]

So long as you're only raping me in this life, I'm fine. No kicking necessary. wink  

[Sirius Black-Snuffles]

I think I can make that promise. cool

heart  

[Lunar_Blade]

sweatdrop  

[[Ernie]]

Guillotein

Do women (not in general, but a large handful of them) really want this fandom to turn into another feministic institution?

You say 'feministic' like it's bad.

I dunno, maybe it's just me.

But anyway, something that is femistic is something that works for equality of the sexes. Feminism =/= Feminazism.

Now, to reply to the actual topic.

I read through the journal entry, and was quite astonished by the menslash fandom. I wish the author of the entry wouldn't generalize like s/he did, though. I think the problem is that many people can't just accept that there are people who aren't female that are into menslash. They tack on a stereotype, and when that stereotype is broken, their comfy little world of Fluffy Ignorance and Judgement is shattered, and they can't do anything but assume even more about the one doing the breaking of the stereotype to make themselves feel better and more right.

At least, that's my take on it.

RegulusofSlytherin

I am Pro-Choice, but I don't exactly avocate making it law. I do believe in making it more difficult, but not illegal.

Abortion's already legal in the U.S., Reg. No laws to make.

And how would you restrict it more? It's already pretty restricted, elective abortions are only allowed in the first three months of pregnancy. *debates abortion in ED*

HKBlack

But yeah, I agree, Gov't should stop funding it and it really should be harder then a 16 year old walking in and begging and becoming another number that paid in cash with her parents none-the-wiser.

The gov't doesn't fund abortions. At all. You have to pay the full amount to get one, $300-700 in most states.

And the sixteen-year-old paying in cash? Pure fiction. People like that simply don't exist. They're known as the "Mythical Teenage Slut", and girls like that have never been recorded. She's a spector of the Pro-Life side's imagination and spread of misinformation.

HKBlack

marriage is a religious word

No, marriage has been around long before religions starting using it. >.>

RegulusofSlytherin

Okay, I am not a feminist. I disagree completly with a lot of feminist principals (such as most of them are pro choice.

You don't agree with equality of the sexes? That is what REAL feminists are for, after all. You are speaking of feminazis, and they are in no way feminists.

Okay...why do you disagree with the pro-choice viewpoint? *is curious*

I'm sorry if I'm acting like a great authority of correctness here. gonk I'm really trying not to be, I'm just a misinformation freak >.> I see something I know to be untrue, and I must must must correct it. I'm OCD like that.  

[vengeance_thief]

Ex-Professor Remus Lupin

Being a gay male in the slash fanfiction/fanart genre, I've kept my gender under lock and key for the most part. I used to be very open about being a male until some girl gave me a review on one of my stories telling me that I didn't know anything about slash because I was a 'male troll'. I deleted that account and the story and started up a new one under Goddess_Cerridwen...since then I've been a girl online. Though I have used my maleness to prove to some people that slashers aren't all female.

I think that rocks. Most male slashers won't even ADMIT they're slashers... I just think that is really awesome of you. Where I come from, people are so bloody homophobic that they have a phobia of being homophobic! It's kind of funny, actually... but back to the matter at hand: I really believe that the world of slash fanfiction could improve under a few more male slashers, to try and get it under a different style or point of view... because usually, when it's a girl slasher... IT-IS-ALWAYS-ALL-THE-SAME. So predictable! I mean, every once in a while I see one that makes me go "oh! Well that's a new way to look at things!", but that is a very RARE occurence. ...And the slasher was probably male anyway, how am I to know...? Anyway, I just wanted to say that the world of slash fanfiction seriously needs more people like you!  

[Guillotein]

[Ernie]

Guillotein

Do women (not in general, but a large handful of them) really want this fandom to turn into another feministic institution?

You say 'feministic' like it's bad.

I dunno, maybe it's just me.

But anyway, something that is femistic is something that works for equality of the sexes. Feminism =/= Feminazism.

I didn't know how to turn 'feminazi' into an adjective >_>;; Yes, I agree with your definition of feminism, but alot of the time, I see women who go past equality and progress straight to a female-dominant society. Personally, I don't think total equality will ever be achieved (the sad truth is, America is a very racist, sexist society, and that isn't likely to change very much), but these women who persecute men who intrude on their territory and participate in their fandoms and communities make it that much harder for guys in general to see them as their equals.  

[[Ernie]]

Guillotein

[Ernie]

Guillotein

Do women (not in general, but a large handful of them) really want this fandom to turn into another feministic institution?

You say 'feministic' like it's bad.

I dunno, maybe it's just me.

But anyway, something that is femistic is something that works for equality of the sexes. Feminism =/= Feminazism.

I didn't know how to turn 'feminazi' into an adjective >_>;; Yes, I agree with your definition of feminism, but alot of the time, I see women who go past equality and progress straight to a female-dominant society. Personally, I don't think total equality will ever be achieved (the sad truth is, America is a very racist, sexist society, and that isn't likely to change very much), but these women who persecute men who intrude on their territory and participate in their fandoms and communities make it that much harder for guys in general to see them as their equals.

Yah, that's what it sounded like :3

What bugs me is that these people claim to be 'feminist' when they're not.

While I haven't really done much in the femslash community as of yet, I've been wondering if there's a stereotype that all femslashers are men? It's not something one is likely to hear about; femslash isn't as popular as menslash. Or at least, it doesn't get as much attention as menslash.  

[Guillotein]

[Ernie]

Guillotein

[Ernie]

Guillotein

Do women (not in general, but a large handful of them) really want this fandom to turn into another feministic institution?

You say 'feministic' like it's bad.

I dunno, maybe it's just me.

But anyway, something that is femistic is something that works for equality of the sexes. Feminism =/= Feminazism.

I didn't know how to turn 'feminazi' into an adjective >_>;; Yes, I agree with your definition of feminism, but alot of the time, I see women who go past equality and progress straight to a female-dominant society. Personally, I don't think total equality will ever be achieved (the sad truth is, America is a very racist, sexist society, and that isn't likely to change very much), but these women who persecute men who intrude on their territory and participate in their fandoms and communities make it that much harder for guys in general to see them as their equals.

Yah, that's what it sounded like :3

What bugs me is that these people claim to be 'feminist' when they're not.

While I haven't really done much in the femslash community as of yet, I've been wondering if there's a stereotype that all femslashers are men? It's not something one is likely to hear about; femslash isn't as popular as menslash. Or at least, it doesn't get as much attention as menslash.

Well, it sort of stems from the basic fact that men are more visual than women (or something like that).. Women read erotica more than men, in general, just as men watch porn more than women do.
In any case, I'm certain that men (or really anyone who is attracted exclusively to women) aren't the only ones who read femslash on a regular basis; I myself will read any story with a good plot and all that jazz, regardless of the pairing.  

[strangling rosemary]

Harry Potter is a children's book, well, it's grouped up that way in the start but now it had death and all that in I do believe it isn't a child's book any-longer. No for under 10 year old anyway but I can understand why J. K doesn't put homosexuals in her book, the minority of us would love it but the majority of the world would be outraged is Harry or Ron or whoever woke up one morning thinking 'I'm gay!'

As you can see, I happen to be a guy, a very small group of guys that don't mind being open about being a guy, I think it would be great to have homosexuals etc in the books but it doesn't work out when in practice. Plus that and I think J. K is worried that people would suddenly hate her for it... But personally I'm annoyed after the sixth book but I'm not here to give a book review. Also I bet that if J. K did put a homosexual in her book and it was really innocent, you know, just a subtle hint he or she was gay then there would be a sticker on the front staying '16 and over.'