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bandgeek

I meta, therefore I am.

Feb 11, 2005 00:42

So I've been reading about feminist criticism of Hamlet for my Lit Studies class. But what I'm interested in isn't so much the Hamlet stuff itself (although I'm sure we can all ruminate on Ophelia until the cows come home). What I'd really like to know more about is this ( Read more... )

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gobi_rex February 12 2005, 21:22:45 UTC

(this is probably going to be very general ( ... )

male slash writers trepkos February 12 2005, 21:36:59 UTC

Check out men_who_slash LJ community if you want to take a gander at some slash written by men.
You can't join but you can watch, read and comment.

Re: male slash writers bandgeek February 12 2005, 21:50:08 UTC

Ooh, I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks!

Re: male slash writers gobi_rex February 12 2005, 21:57:29 UTC

Thanks for rec, Trepkos. This is gonna be fun.

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trepkos February 12 2005, 21:31:04 UTC

Having read a few slash stories by male writers, I've been surprised at how sentimental/romantic some of them are - more so than some written by women. Also, by how often men cry in them.
I've had it said that men cry more often in slash written by women than they do in that written by men, or than they do in real life, but I honestly think it just comes down to the individual.
I've seen just as many men cry in RL as women, if not more.
Maybe some women prefer to believe that men are less emotional, but I don't believe that it's so, and I don't think I can usually tell if a man or a woman has written stuff.

bandgeek February 12 2005, 21:51:28 UTC

Hmm ... that's interesting. Maybe I just haven't done enough reading in this area. :)

And it's nice to meet you.

trepkos February 12 2005, 22:26:03 UTC

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Re: Gobi directed me here... gobi_rex February 13 2005, 02:55:58 UTC

This is not to say that we should swallow society stereotypes concerning gender but to remove gender touchstones or references from writing is not only problematic, it isn't even a laudable goal.

Good point. We don't need to perpetrate stereotypes, but ignoring gender differences would make this world a less rich place.

Re: Gobi directed me here... bandgeek February 13 2005, 18:15:29 UTC

try "The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency" Books by Alexander McCall Smith

::writes down:: :)

That's a really good point about writing reflecting reality. I suppose androgynous writing would be pretty boring, if nothing else.

Thanks for your input! :)

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