My theory is that women writing m/m slash are claiming sexual rhetoric; like they are making pornography their own. I haven't done too much research on it yet. I'll let you know when I do!
(The weird thing is, I want to write about this, but I'm not into m/m, I'd much rather read femme stuff!)
I'm no expert on fanfic, but I would imagine anyone writing smut using borrowed characters - whether those characters are m/m, m/f, f/f, or any other geometric combination - can be said to be making their own porn. Do you think m/m makes more of a statement than other kinds of erotic writing? Not criticizing, just curious.
I also read an article somewhere (link escapes me, unfortunately) that women enjoy writing m/m because from the outside a relationship between two men seems more egalitarian than anything they've read or experienced with m/f pairings.
I'd love to read why you love femme stuff! My own tastes run the gamut - I enjoy reading about just about any pairing or combination as long as it's well written and the characters are interesting enough to care about.
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Date: 2006-01-05 05:44 pm (UTC)(The weird thing is, I want to write about this, but I'm not into m/m, I'd much rather read femme stuff!)
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Date: 2006-01-06 04:46 am (UTC)I also read an article somewhere (link escapes me, unfortunately) that women enjoy writing m/m because from the outside a relationship between two men seems more egalitarian than anything they've read or experienced with m/f pairings.
I'd love to read why you love femme stuff! My own tastes run the gamut - I enjoy reading about just about any pairing or combination as long as it's well written and the characters are interesting enough to care about.