Anthropomorphic - Earl Grey/Lady Fingers - an fleeting romance, (PG - or even PG13...?)brutti_ma_buoniMay 13 2013, 18:18:27 UTC
Names can mislead (it is a truth too rarely acknowledged, but frequently proven in circumstances of some social embarrassment).
When one hears of Earl Grey (even assuming one is not immediately, irresistibly drawn into picturing Charles, the distinguished political figure whose Reform Act fame shall never fade), one pictures a solemn, stalwart, and above all male figure, does one not?
Whereas, given an utter frivolity (Lady Fingers, forsooth), one pictures femininity, frills and trills. Even, let it be known, a suspicion of giggling.
And yet, gender role stereotypes are quite inappropriate when dealing with inanimate objects, even ones with so much character as these. (Their aptness for dealing with those who do have biologically determined gender? A question for another day.)
For, when one meets Earl Grey, what does one, in fact, find? Warmth, soothing and welcoming. Restfulness. A soft scent of bergamot, wafting. And, above all, one finds moisture. If one were not far too delicately comported to understand the act to
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Re: Anthropomorphic - Earl Grey/Lady Fingers - an fleeting romance, (PG - or even PG13...?)lost_spookMay 13 2013, 19:11:05 UTC
*applauds* That was brilliant. And I don't know whether you're the first person to commit tea/biscuits pr0n on the internet, but you certainly must be one of the pioneers.. ;-)
Re: Anthropomorphic - Earl Grey/Lady Fingers - an fleeting romance, (PG - or even PG13...?)brutti_ma_buoniMay 13 2013, 21:14:21 UTC
*g* Inspiration comes from fab prompts like this. I want tea/biscuits to become the definitive English fandom now.
(Though I need to repost somewhere and edit that penultimate line; 'become part of' is far too weak. 'Merge into a rich, sensuous, shared bed within a Charlotte Russe' would be *far* more suitable. We pioneers are perfectionists, you know.)
Names can mislead (it is a truth too rarely acknowledged, but frequently proven in circumstances of some social embarrassment).
When one hears of Earl Grey (even assuming one is not immediately, irresistibly drawn into picturing Charles, the distinguished political figure whose Reform Act fame shall never fade), one pictures a solemn, stalwart, and above all male figure, does one not?
Whereas, given an utter frivolity (Lady Fingers, forsooth), one pictures femininity, frills and trills. Even, let it be known, a suspicion of giggling.
And yet, gender role stereotypes are quite inappropriate when dealing with inanimate objects, even ones with so much character as these. (Their aptness for dealing with those who do have biologically determined gender? A question for another day.)
For, when one meets Earl Grey, what does one, in fact, find? Warmth, soothing and welcoming. Restfulness. A soft scent of bergamot, wafting. And, above all, one finds moisture. If one were not far too delicately comported to understand the act to ( ... )
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(Love your prompts, too. ♥)
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(Though I need to repost somewhere and edit that penultimate line; 'become part of' is far too weak. 'Merge into a rich, sensuous, shared bed within a Charlotte Russe' would be *far* more suitable. We pioneers are perfectionists, you know.)
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