Yes. In many fandoms, the source text sexualizes minors. And society tells us that we're supposed to buy/consume products based on this sexualization, but we're not supposed to create our own product based on the same thing or deal with the issues raised in any kind of positive way. It's all backroom shame and plain brown paper wrappers.
Sexuality, and adolescent sexuality at that, is *such* an integral part of Smallville canon. And in S4 they do retcon Clark's age, reduce it by a year, so that his Las Vegas elopement with Alicia can in no way be legal. But there we go again with adolescent sexuality (17-year old Clark wants to get married so he can have SEX!).
But we're perverts and child pornographers for discussing, drawing or writing about the product sold to us.
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Date: 2007-08-13 09:10 pm (UTC)Yes. In many fandoms, the source text sexualizes minors. And society tells us that we're supposed to buy/consume products based on this sexualization, but we're not supposed to create our own product based on the same thing or deal with the issues raised in any kind of positive way. It's all backroom shame and plain brown paper wrappers.
Sexuality, and adolescent sexuality at that, is *such* an integral part of Smallville canon. And in S4 they do retcon Clark's age, reduce it by a year, so that his Las Vegas elopement with Alicia can in no way be legal. But there we go again with adolescent sexuality (17-year old Clark wants to get married so he can have SEX!).
But we're perverts and child pornographers for discussing, drawing or writing about the product sold to us.