Why Slash: It's about Power

I skimmed past another thing saying that slash just isn't feminist or progressive or whatever.

And okay.

Buuuuuuut

One thing that fascinates me in fiction, esp slash fiction, is dynamics of power.

... yes I mean I read BDSM fic but that's not only or most of what I mean.

One theory that has bounced around since long and long is that slash fic isn't specifically about men, it's about power. Equal power.

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A Feast for Crows

I read this book. I actually stayed up really late reading this book. Getting more and more annoyed.

It's a dingy grim little caricature where humans lack much of their normal faculties, let alone emotional range.

And I know it's useless to complain about women not being allowed to be competent when the entire series is an epic tale of how everyone fucks up repeatedly and dies, but, I'm really bored of how women aren't allowed to be competent, and then terrible and gendered things happen to them because of that incompetence. Incompetence I can't even believe because they're just implausibly bad at things that ought to be their whole actual lives and core skill set.

so I read the book, and I got annoyed with it, and I closed it feeling super grumpy, and then I went to bed and thought about other things entirely (specifically James Bond in Torchwood, which isn't even one of my favourite thoughts, it was just an improvement on that stupid book)

and yet

I'm going to go to the library and pick up the other books

because we still don't know what happened to most of the people we were following

and the stupid darn thing never ends so we never get to a satisfying point where we know enough.

it's like genius, but really really pissing me off.

ugh.

*sigh*

Doctor Who: Heaven Sent

Right now I am just :-D

Because that was the first time in a couple of years I have just fallen in love with the Doctor all over again.

That was awesome.

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Do not read spoilers (under the cuts). This one is fun.

And I had all the feels the story wanted me to.

:-D

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I am :-D and looking forward to next week quite a lot.
... aaaaand expecting disappointment, but hey, looking forward to it, that's a bit new.