Contradictory and hypocritical are words you could use about mainstream depictions of adolescent sexuality [...] one of the things I want from fandom as a community of women is the ability to say, "hey, that emperor [or in this case, kid] isn't wearing any clothes!"
You said this so well! The simultaneous repression/titillation of sexuality is one of my deepest frustrations with American culture. It's annoying and depressing, but I suppose inevitable, that it made its ugly way into fandom. Bleah!
ps - I'm an admirer of your fic from way back. You and mustangsally wrote some of the best Buffy fic I've ever read, you're all over my bookmarks! Would you mind terribly if I friended you?
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Date: 2007-08-07 05:02 am (UTC)You said this so well! The simultaneous repression/titillation of sexuality is one of my deepest frustrations with American culture. It's annoying and depressing, but I suppose inevitable, that it made its ugly way into fandom. Bleah!
ps - I'm an admirer of your fic from way back. You and mustangsally wrote some of the best Buffy fic I've ever read, you're all over my bookmarks! Would you mind terribly if I friended you?