marguerite_26: (Going Down by TBQ)
marguerite_26 ([personal profile] marguerite_26) wrote2009-05-06 01:51 pm

The Grandfather of all slash: Kirk/Spock makes the news

Newsweek attempts to answer the age old questions:

What the hell is Slash? and Where the hell did it come from?

I'm rather impressed at the accuracy of the article.

Where No Man Has Gone Before

*snort*

quote:
Some stories—including many tales centering around "pon farr," the overpowering Vulcan mating impulse introduced in the episode "Amok Time"—are almost unbelievably explicit, but most are primarily about the creation and maintenance of a romantic relationship.

I have this wicked desire to see what exactly makes something "unbelievably explicit". *g*

Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] romaine24 for the link!!! *twirls you*

[identity profile] raitala.livejournal.com 2009-05-06 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure I'd ever be motivated to provide a logical explanation to its appeal

No, there isn't one, but then there isn't really a 'logical explanation' for the appeal of snooker or stamp collecting or any number of pastimes people indulge in. You either find something interesting and enjoyable or you don't. The slash side of slash...*shrugs* definitely not something you can explain if people don't see it. People have all sorts of different explanations for why people are into slash, but really there isn't a single slash-type person so no one theory would cover it.