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[asimplechord]

Courtesy of J: there were a few things in the first page of this LA Weekly article about m/m novels that annoyed me, but in the end it came off as relatively even-handed. And there's a mention of slash fandom as the progenitor of the current m/m ebook phenomenon.

ETA: :( John Frusciante left RHCP? He and Flea were the reason I loved them.

Comments

[bloodygoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Huh, interesting article. I just always feel weird whenever anyone is talking about it ya know?

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but in this case it wasn't in a belittling way, which is often how fanfiction in general and slash specifically are treated by MSM. And the comment there was more about fictional characters that RPF, at least from the way I interpreted it.