Well.

[raven]

Oh, my. Does anyone still have yesterday's Sunday Times? Ours only came today, for some reason, and there's me flicking through the Style magazine in bored fashion, when I find the article tagline, "When Frodo Met Sam: A Look At Slash Fiction."

My god. We've gone mainstream, people. I can't seem to link to the article directly, but searching Times Online for "slash" will bring it up. The stand-out line is clearly "...mostly written by bright young heterosexual women."

Well, whoop. Mainsteam. Who'd have thought.

In other news, Nupur and Joshua are here. Keeping them amused is proving difficult. Hannah, I'll ring you tonight.

Comments

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

Link (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,14109-1173508,00.html)

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Thankee kindly.

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

We're mainstream?

Ugh.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Urgh, I know. It's scary, isn't it.

[milieus.livejournal.com]

That's crazy; slash and...mainstream? Does not compute.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Nope, it really doesn't. Scary, scary concept.

[brokenbacktango.livejournal.com]

When Frodo Met Sam: A Look At Slash Fiction

We're everywhere nowadays... literally. I've seen something about it on TV (Comedy Central, but still, TV), and now here. Daaamn. Is this good or bad? 'Cause I'm thinkin' bad.

[brokenbacktango.livejournal.com]

After reading it, I have to say at least she was nice about it. I've read other online articles about slash that aren't half as nice about slash. But still, slash is out in the open more and more everyday. I don't mind if it's out there, as long as someone like FOX or the WB or some other people holding the copyrights to a story that had the fanfic treatment don't get their panties in a twist and take someone to court or try to eradicate fanfic altogether. But, still. It's weird.

Hm. I didn't mean to write so much. *shuffles off*

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed your entry on the subject. I really can't decide whether it's a good or a bad thing, myself; on the one hand, it is a little galling to be going mainstream, but on the other, I feel like less of a geek.

We can only wait and see, I suppose.

[quackaquacka.livejournal.com]

I read that. It alternately made me very happy and quite creeped out to think that I am somewhat normal.

That's a strange feeling, I'm not used to it.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Me neither. Normal be damned!

[dougs.livejournal.com]

> "...mostly written by bright young heterosexual women."

Feeling marginalised now. :D

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Sorry! *g*