COMPLAINING and a rec!

[roxy]

I'm sorry, but this using a / to indicate a gen relationship really irritates the hell out of me. I'm a SLASH reader and a SLASH writer and more specifically a WINCEST reader and writer. That's my main interest, and when I click on a story that has Sam/Dean in the headline, I expect some form of slash. I don't necessarily need out and out sex--though that's more than nice, but it pisses me off when it turns out to be a completely, *totally* gen story, or worse, a het story. Nothing wrong with either, just not when I'm expecting guy love. When I want to read gen, I read gen. Much, much more rarely, I'll read het. I just like to know what it is I'm reading.

I know that these folks aren't posting like that intending to misrepresent, I think that they just don't get that there's a difference. We've talked about this a few times here. Is it not the same other fandom places? Is it only LJ anymore that adheres to the slash meaning a M/M relationship?

*throws hat down and flings hands up*





Had to get that off my chest. Okay, I bitched, so let me rec a fucking fabulous GEN story. See? I read them sometimes. Are you wondering where Sam's at, what's going on under that massive forehead? This fic explains it all. It's chilling, heartbreaking, *scary* as fuck and just plain amazing. I really liked it.

Stapled Shut, Inside an Outside World bycaranfindel

Comments

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha you have a rec icon!!!! <3

I always think the slash means slash. I mean, I have seen "boy/girl", so the line is just "they are together and smexing". If I saw "Sam/Dean", I would TOTALLY take that to mean there's wincesty boning going on. If I see "Sam, Dean", then I expect gen.

It ain't rocket science ;-) unless by "rockets" one means "cocks up the ass".


*smishes you*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It ain't rocket science ;-) unless by "rockets" one means "cocks up the ass".

HAHAHAHAAA!