There's a vested interest in taking TPTB's word for it.
That's true. But I doubt somehow that it works in both directions--there doesn't seem to be a higher proportion of straight men writing het relationships for shows like QAF or the L Word, so my assumption is that it's a systemic difference--that, as a whole, media is very traditionally gendered and so transformatic fanfic reacts to that, rather than to particular shows.
Your inclusion of Ray Vecchio there threw me off, because I don't see a slash relationship there.
Most of the time, neither do I. But I've been trying to make the whole discussion more inclusive, since my original post is a little F/K heavy. *shrugs*
Re: Ooh, shiny!
That's true. But I doubt somehow that it works in both directions--there doesn't seem to be a higher proportion of straight men writing het relationships for shows like QAF or the L Word, so my assumption is that it's a systemic difference--that, as a whole, media is very traditionally gendered and so transformatic fanfic reacts to that, rather than to particular shows.
Your inclusion of Ray Vecchio there threw me off, because I don't see a slash relationship there.
Most of the time, neither do I. But I've been trying to make the whole discussion more inclusive, since my original post is a little F/K heavy. *shrugs*