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Remember my little het thing yesterday? Well, I did try the fics and I only have one thing to say: next time a hetter gets on my case for being an evil slasher who hates women and is a misogynist at heart, I'll just point and laugh. I'll also organise a little meeting between a pot and a kettle. Well actually no, I won't since I don't believe in this slash-fandom-is-misogynist ~~crap~~ theory anyway. So, I'll just point and laugh. But. Since generalising is stupid and because, of course, a batch of stories doesn't a fandom/genre make, I'm willing to try again *is so heroic* It's just that I was so not impressed... Then again, a hetter trying slash for the first time and finding the worst stories slash has to offer would also be scared away, so let's not jump to conclusions.

On a different note now, I continued with my Gay Porn watching and finally got to watch some ~~supposedly~~ hardcore ones and it was... ~~disappointing~~ different? No, I'm thinking I need my slave boys to be all pretty and sweet looking to get me interested in what is happening to them to begin with. Big muscled guys? Doesn't work for me. As for the other video which was supposed to be on the darker side of the road... well, it bored me to death, for which I'm blaming Mr Bottom since he was apparently thinking of something else. Thinking of what I don't know, but I'd wager it had something to do with, say, doing his taxes? Or maybe making his grocery list. One of those. And btw, what is with the elevator background music?

Something else that I watched which was beautiful and certainly not disappointing was

wesleysgirl's last vid, the one she premiered at ConneXions based on the movie Priest. I've never heard of that movie until yesterday but wow, I'd love to see it now because the vid was quite enticing *g* She posted a link for a YSI file so I'm not sure if it's still up for grabs, but you may check her post, just in case?

enigel? I started watching Numb3rs 1x08 and realised the file sucked, ie it's impossible to watch. I tried several codec packages and it's still not working. I hate avil files with the passion of a thousand fiery suns, let me tell you. Anyway, it'll take me some time to solve the problem so no new Numb3rs right now *sigh*

Ooohhh they're airing Once & Again again. Sela Ward! *glassy eyes* It's funny but I find that woman a hundred times more gorgeous at 43 than at 27 [Once & Again v Emerald Point N.A.S., if it rings a bell]. She's one of my tv!girlfriends. I? Like older women too *licks lips*

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I actual still enjoy discussing slash and it's motivations with intelligent fen. The pillorying of slashers and slash as a concept drives me nuts, big time. I want to smack people and tell them to grow up.

I was raised to believe that if we all liked the same things it would be a pretty boring world. That diversity is what makes life interesting. People who can't or won't allow for such differences in opinion drive me wild with incoherent rage. Such shallow minds are a waste of space and time imho. No matter what the subject might be.

It's amusing how many people bought or rented the movie after watching the ivd. wesleysgirl should ask for some payment from the producers lol

Yes, she so should. *bg* It certainly did an excellent job of creating a demand and there's no better form of publicity.

diversity is what makes life interesting

A problem with lot of people is how you'll express a different opinion than theirs and what they'll hear is an insult toward them and their own opinion. Why would they think that? Are they so unsure about what they believe that they can't just accept that a different opinion is just that, a different opinion and it doesn't mean it's an insult and it certainly doesn't mean it's meant to offend them either.

You'll say 'I prefer Jack/Daniel' and the morons will hear 'Your Jack/Sam ship is stupid and you're stupid yourself'. You'll say 'I like slash best' and they'll hear 'Het is boring and we all hate women to begin with'. There's no talking with those people, we apparently don't speak the same language and they keep translating it wrong *shrug*

Exactly! It says more about them as an individual then it does about our taste and that's really a scary thing. I can't ever remember being that fragile a little flower at any age. To imagine putting that much power in a total strangers hands is beyond my comprehension.

That's always my first thought, that it says more about them then it does about our taste. It's also pathetic, but that's fandom for you, it's not always the happy place everyone likes to think it is. Though if one really thinks of it that way, that may be because they're a newbie lol Sad, but true *g*

I think a lot of these fans are very young, either chronilogically or emotionally. It shows in so many ways and it influences their taste and their criticism. I try to cut them some slack, mainly by ignoring them, but sometimes, it's hard to do either.

I know, I always stay away from wank, but sometimes it's like an itch you'd like to scratch because it can get so frustrating *shudder*

Exactly!