[ SECRET POST #5818 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5818 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I feel this a lot, as a cis lesbian who, when reading/writing original stories, tends to center female characters and wlw relationships. In fandom spaces though? I have always exclusively shipped slash pairings, never felt a particular inclination towards femslash, and avoid genderbending as a trope.

For a while I had a lot of anxiety about whether I didn't "support" femslash/female characters/r63 because of misogyny/lesbophobia/transphobia, but nowadays I know myself well enough to know it's about escapism-- having a space in fiction where I don't have to think about my body, or people with bodies like mine.

It... kind of sucks sometimes because I feel like current queer fandom centers the presence of uplifting elements that we're supposed to identify with as the right way to do fandom, rather than the absence of distressing elements from our everyday lives. Which feels connected to how some people see fandom more as a space for activism than escapism.

[(Anonymous)]

I get this, as a straight trans man who used to identify as a lesbian pre-realization. Slash was my first love when it comes to shipping and fic, and slash is still one my greatest fandom passions. And I think a lot of it had to do with my gender dysphoria, and the escapism slash gave from that for me. I like f/f more post-transitioning, but I still don’t tend to read as much smut of it than I do slash, with some exceptions. And all this despite never being attracted to men, only finding a couple of male celebrities and fictional characters hot. So there is a lot to be said about the escapism of fiction and fanworks. Even if what you prefer to read, watch, write, or draw doesn’t reflect your irl sexuality or gender identity. Fandom is a good outlet sometimes!