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I'm kind of getting sick of being asked if I like slash, and I've taken issue with the word overall. Liking popular fandom pairings that happen to involve people of the same gender wouldn't mean I'm not homophobic, and not liking them wouldn't mean I am. As it stands, I've never liked most popular slash pairings because of the characters and how I viewed them, not because I was homophobic.

But I'm not sure why we even need that word, especially if it IS about acceptance? When my gay friends introduce me to their girlfriends/boyfriends, I don't think "oh they're a slash couple," I think "they're a couple." Why can't it be the same way in fandom?

Because sometimes labels are handy things to have.

Isn't it just for reading preference? I mean, people tag het fic as het, but I don't go around in real life thinking, "Oh, they're a heterosexual couple!" either. I mean, I think I get what you're saying, in that why do we need the category since a fic marked Bruce/Charlie is obviously going to be about two dudes getting it on while Bruce/Heather will be about a guy and a girl, so what's the extra label for. Actually, nevermind, I think I agree with you.

I've found that when people ask that they generally mean "you are not going to go all 'eww gayyy' on me if I say I like X pairing, will you?"

This. Most rational fans just want to know if they can fan about things in like company, or if they need to take their enthusiasm elsewhere.

'cause a fic about two girls kissing is different from a fic about two boys or a boy and a girl

Like I get what you mean but 'slash' isn't supposed to be inferior it's just a category of fanfic. You wanna read a certain thing, the labels help.

it's easier. you have het, slash, gen and femslash. it's just fandom lingo and it makes things neater in fandom. personally, I like having as many labels/tags as possible in fandom because it makes using search engines and meeting people with similar intrests less difficult

For the same reason we have categories for everything in fandom: to make things more organized and make it easier to find things that match your interests. It is not like we only tag slash. We tag het, slash, femslash, gen, and a whole boatload of content stuff not related to the genders of the people involved. Tagging a story as slash is no different from tagging it as a comedy or a work in progress or a R-rated fic. They are not value judgements. They are just elements.

And questions about whether a certain someone likes slash can still be very valuable. Even if you don't ship them, your answer will be very different from someone who actually has a moral problem with it. Compare 'I'm not personally into it' with 'ugh, i hate slash'. One sends up personal warning bells, and one does not. Sure you can't 100% filter out assholes, but it'll still filter out the vast majority of them.

I personally ask people if they like slash so that I know that it's ok to talk about my ships. And people use slash because it's easier to find because of the labels. I don't think fan fiction is comparable to real life.

Honestly, what you're asking is closer to "Why are Gay/Lesbian romance labeled that instead of normal romance?' Than it is to 'This is how people react to non-straight couples in real life?' Some people want to read about two people of the same sex together - I know I prefer reading about two people of my orientation if I'm going to read romance novels - and labeling it as such makes it much easier to find.

Plus, it's a polite way to see if people are okay with me talking about some of my pairings around them.

I know I prefer reading about two people of my orientation if I'm going to read romance novels - and labeling it as such makes it much easier to find.

Same.

Because some people want to read slash specifically, and others don't.

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