[Not fic] Just a few words to think on...

[sunflower1343]

I saw something today in the VF fandom that made me want to cry. It wasn't on the YA or Sion community, but on another fan site, directed at specific fans. I feel the need the post this publicly on the chance that the person who wrote it will read this, and perhaps think before posting something like that again

Comments

[lauand]

Your comment was totally calm and respectful and I think that wouldn't inspire a wank under any circumstances (or that's what I'd like to believe

[delwynmarch]

Such misogyny is not found only in the fanfic community, unfortunately. A relatively well-known female reviewer of M/M books is on record as stating that so much as a side-couple with one trans character is enough to disqualify a book from being "true" M/M (no matter how much or how little attention that side-couple is given, compared to the main M/M pairing), or that having ANY expression of an M/F relationship (sex implied or on-page, M/M/F ménage, mention of the het side of a bisexual male character, and so on) in an M/M book is point-blank disrespect to the readers. So, that review you found most definitely doesn't exist in a vaccuum: female readers' hatred towards fictional female characters (and especially fictional female body parts) runs VERY strong all over the slash fandom / M/M readership :/

All that said...

Especially a review that threatened all out war against any further stories like it.Oh really? *grins evilly* As you might have noticed, my Muse has been on strike for many months now, but I desperately need something

[vessto]

Sadly that even msture ones do it. It is probably the same MM reviewer that inspired Voinov for posting in his GR blog. I wonder, if these mysoginic females have daughters, would they hate them too?

[delwynmarch]

Indeed, it was that same reviewer. Aleks had a VERY nasty discussion with her >.< She triggered the hell out of many trans readers/writers (including me), but in the end she concluded that we were all nasty bullies who were out to lynch her for no reason =_=

I wonder, if these mysoginic females have daughters, would they hate them too?

I don't think so, because I don't think they hate RL women. That reviewer, for example, kept repeating that she was only talking about M/M *books*, not RL trans people, without ever understanding that there's an obvious and clear link between the two (especially when discussing with a trans author of M/M books O.o !) These women are cool with other RL women; it's just fictional female characters (and most especially their genitals) which they don't want to see hanging around their precious fictional male characters.

[olympia_m]

A very eloquent post with points that apply to every fandom....

[louwea28]

Your post was so beautifully said, with such care for everyone's point of view! I hope the angry poster reads this, and thinks twice before spewing more hurtful vitriol. And I hope the person who's story was bashed ~ and their fans ~ reads this too.

[randrews25]

I totally agree with your comment. The world, people and ideas are not able to fit into a neat little bubble no matter what anyone thinks. I always encourage my readers to let me know if something I've written isn't their cup of tea. A few people have told me their opinions and it leads to meaningful discussions between both of us about the topic and I always encourage them not to be afraid to tell me their minds