The word 'slash'

[Vicki]

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From: Queer as John

>However, what if one takes a look at more recent media culture. Would
>Will/Grace from _Will_and_Grace_ be slash? It would have to be sourced from
>the subtext, of course. Similarly, what about Brian/Melanie from
>_Queer_as_Folk_? Or Again, it's het, but is it slash?

>Thoughts?

Are you sure you weren't hiding and listening to a conversation I had
earlier?  This is exactly what we were discussing - in fact, I used the
Brian/Melanie as an example!  I think you need to get out of my head, John.
;)

In seriousness, I do believe they are slash.  To me, slash is any pairing
that goes against canon text or subtext, at least when we're looking at
purely the basis of the sexual orientation of the characters.  So while
Hermione/George isn't slash, Hermione/Ginny would be, because while there is
no canon subtext for Hermione and George to have a relationship, there IS
canon subtext that Hermione, Ginny and George are all heterosexual.  Again,
it's all subtext - as I love to point out, even those characters who seem
outwardly heterosexual could in fact be bisexual.  Assumptions and all of
that.

Morrigan
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