Nuanced Vagina

May 07

so i just found this amazing garak/bashir fanart and had to share it with tumblr.

[image description: this image from “Rules of a Gentleman” originally read “Chasing a girl worth chasing is more important than any ‘rules’ that tell you to stop” - it’s been edited to instead say “Potential partners should not be ‘chased’, and you should respect that person’s boundaries”.]

(via stitchmedown)

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jam shelter: coalhouse replied to your post: I believe there’s a difference between... -

breezycheezy:

nuancedvagina:

breezycheezy:

coalhouse replied to your post: I believe there’s a difference between writing slash fiction and romanticizing homosexual relationships to the point of fetishization. It comes to the point where many women objectify gay relationships. As a female fanfiction writer, I think we need to…

yep. most of the straight romance i cared about was written by women in various fiction genres like ya and romance novels. most men are terrible at writing female characters much less having them form meaningful connections with other characters. most popular media is produced and created by sexist and homophobic men who would have us believe that men are more important, more complex and that whatever they’re feeling is crucial. and that the most meaningful, profound relationships are the platonic bonds between men.

it is really any wonder why women produce and consume so much slash fanfiction? and a lot of it is preferable to the actual canon for me.

exactly! when the relationships between dudes are depicted as 1000x more interesting and compelling and emotional than the relationships between dudes and their ~love interests, of course people are going to express more interest in the dudes’ relationship, and if readers have to pick one to hold up as a romantic ideal of course it’ll be the one where the characters involved actually respect and care for each other