In which fandom gives me the wiggins

[neadods]

What is it with this sudden fashion for gender-switch Sherlock stories? I swear, a good third of what's showing up on the newsletter randomly changes John or Sherlock into a female as opposed to writing them as chicks with dicks.

That just baffles me, though. What freaks me out is that I've run into two stories in as many days in which John is property. AUGH! I agree with Moffat and Gatiss; the underlying attraction of Holmes and Watson isn't the crime fighting, it's the instant friendship between them, be it written as platonic or sexual. Making one of the people in that relationship a slave to the other is a whole different, infinitely uglier dynamic no matter how much 'ship ends up slapped on top.

Also... John is not that helplessly submissive. Who did we watch kill at least two people in the show? (This is why I love the crackfic "Submission" because it sporks this trope so nicely.)

Comments

[sadbhyl.livejournal.com]

I've seen those, too, and just rolled my eyes at both tropes. Srsly, ppl? And thanks SO much for pointing out the prevalence of frot. I'd kind of noticed it, but hadn't really realized what I was seeing until you and MustangSally put it into words. Now I can't unsee it. It all puzzles me, because the fan community for the show doesn't seem *that* young. Or maybe it is and I'm just missing it.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Now I can't unsee it

YANA. We can both thank MustangSally for that.

On the other hand, I don't mind all the frot because I still think it makes a rather nice change from "all buttsexx0rs all the time" which seems to sum up the slash I've read in other fandoms. There are so many ways to Do It that picking just one seems silly.

[sadbhyl.livejournal.com]

I think that's why it didn't really register at first, beyond a "Huh. That's something you don't see a lot of." Until I realized I was. Fandom. So wacky.

You can call me

[mustangsally78.livejournal.com]

Frot-Spotter.

It's my new Native American name.

Re: You can call me

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*giggle*