Mind the Tags

Slashing Through the Binary: Gender and M/M Fanfiction

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Join Emily and Vee as they discuss why some fanfic writers create stories centered around M/M (or "slash") romance. 

Topics include: Gender expression, queer representation in media and fanfiction, and late breaking news about the patriarchy

Sources from today's ep:

  • Queerbaiting on Wikipedia
  • How Do We Solve A Problem Like “Queerbaiting”?: On TV’s Not-So-Subtle Gay Subtext by Rose
  • Please Do Not Bait the Queers by Emmett Scout
  • Ao3 Demographics survey by centreoftheselights
  • The Bechdel Test on Wikipedia
  • Performance, Property, and the Slashing of Gender in Fan Fiction by Sonia K. Katyal
  • Tumblr post by prokopetz
  • 'The Tent’s Big Enough for Everyone’: online slash fiction as a site for activism and change by Lucy Neville

    • Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design. Thank you Ollie for editing our sound!

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