No. I actively chose not to respond to those essayists for two prime reasons. One, the first essayist, bookshop, is a well-known wanker. I do not debate with wankers. It never ends well. Two, I do not have the energy to waste my time on either individual. I simply don't have the spoons for it. I chose to rant about it to you because I respect you, fwiw.
And I agree this internalized misogyny does exist in slash. More than I would like it to, certainly. But not all. And these essays frequently lead to ugly generalizations about the entire genre. I was not aware that you read any slash at all, so it felt very much like an outsider coming in, going by a couple people's highly debatable views, and making judgments on the group. I apologize for leaping to conclusions without evidence. Some debates about slash, particularly that of straight privilege, have been really hitting home for me. Especially when people, like bookshop, seem to think writing gay porn somehow makes them progressive. I think that's what sent me off into a tizzy, and I'm sorry for that.
As for those unfortunate issues in slash, such as shunting aside or character bashing females, assigning gay couples heterosexual gender roles, MPreg (and yes, I think MPreg is an issue), and the rest, well. I agree they exist. I've seen them, too. And I also find the amount of slash puzzling in comparison to het vs. femmeslash vs. gen. I mean, I know why I don't like to write females in sexual situations, but that certainly can't be the experience for someone more comfortable with their sexuality (which is most people). I will never deny these issues exist. I think it's because these essays do not qualify by admitting that slash has a significant portion of non-heterosexual female writers, they reduce the entire genre to something sexist. And that angers me, because once again, straight privilege renders non-heterosexuals invisible. Am I guilty of not always being the biggest fan of certain female characters? Sure, but I tend to have equal dislike for certain male characters. They reduce any dislike or disinterest in female characters to some misogynistic stereotype, and I refuse to believe that's the case for all slashers, though I will admit it seems to be the case for too many.
I am sorry for snapping. I've been having discussiong with similar people on this vein, and it's just so personal to me that I get very angry. Angry to the point that I can't deal with people like the ssayists directly. If it's not someone I know, it would just lead to drama I cannot handle right now. I do apologize for flipping out, but it's mainly the lack of qualification that bugged me. It's the lack of qualifications that always bug me, and in this case, it struck a nerve. I'm sorry you had to get caught in it.
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And I agree this internalized misogyny does exist in slash. More than I would like it to, certainly. But not all. And these essays frequently lead to ugly generalizations about the entire genre. I was not aware that you read any slash at all, so it felt very much like an outsider coming in, going by a couple people's highly debatable views, and making judgments on the group. I apologize for leaping to conclusions without evidence. Some debates about slash, particularly that of straight privilege, have been really hitting home for me. Especially when people, like bookshop, seem to think writing gay porn somehow makes them progressive. I think that's what sent me off into a tizzy, and I'm sorry for that.
As for those unfortunate issues in slash, such as shunting aside or character bashing females, assigning gay couples heterosexual gender roles, MPreg (and yes, I think MPreg is an issue), and the rest, well. I agree they exist. I've seen them, too. And I also find the amount of slash puzzling in comparison to het vs. femmeslash vs. gen. I mean, I know why I don't like to write females in sexual situations, but that certainly can't be the experience for someone more comfortable with their sexuality (which is most people). I will never deny these issues exist. I think it's because these essays do not qualify by admitting that slash has a significant portion of non-heterosexual female writers, they reduce the entire genre to something sexist. And that angers me, because once again, straight privilege renders non-heterosexuals invisible. Am I guilty of not always being the biggest fan of certain female characters? Sure, but I tend to have equal dislike for certain male characters. They reduce any dislike or disinterest in female characters to some misogynistic stereotype, and I refuse to believe that's the case for all slashers, though I will admit it seems to be the case for too many.
I am sorry for snapping. I've been having discussiong with similar people on this vein, and it's just so personal to me that I get very angry. Angry to the point that I can't deal with people like the ssayists directly. If it's not someone I know, it would just lead to drama I cannot handle right now. I do apologize for flipping out, but it's mainly the lack of qualification that bugged me. It's the lack of qualifications that always bug me, and in this case, it struck a nerve. I'm sorry you had to get caught in it.