I have to split my comment into two parts b/c LJ says it's too long to post. D:
Well, I'm obviously queer according to everyone I talk to. LOL! So people tend not to be homophobic around me b/c I'm also loud and willing to lay the smack down. XD
I think the footnote, which I've actually read before (including that site), actually is ambiguous enough to not get rid of the idea of canon K/S--and that chick's explanation of it was awesome. But I think ST canon was clear that K/S was always an option--and anyone who has ever studied psychology, literature, history, philosophy, or any other subject which requires in-depth thought and analysis would have to agree or else be able to hold their own in an hours-long argument.
I'm not afraid of bringing K/S up, and actually I'd LOVE to see it legitimized in the reboot for a lot of reasons that have basically nothing to do with being a K/S shipper. Actually, I'd love to see Kirk and McCoy getting together, too, for the same reasons. I am of the serious opinion that we need more queer heroes in fiction--and that those heroes need to be non-comedic and have happy endings, and that they need to star in mainstream works. I mean, sure, there are movies, books, etc. in the queer community which have realistic queer heroes, but that doesn't mean it has any true relevance to a mainstream audience at all. Those kinds of works are great, but they don't address the main problem of bringing out positive (by that, I mean well-liked and well-received) queer characters in popular works. Actually, on a tangent, all of the original novel series I'm working on have non-heterosexual main characters for this particular reason. Anyway, I think that ship wars in general take our focus away from what's really important. If Paramount won't listen to slashers, who cares? We should be creating our own works and marketing them ourselves, b/c then we'll have characters we like who we will be able to control and make as queer as we want to.
LOL, I've thought too much about that. Um, blame the original novel? *shrugs*
I'm glad you liked the article! I do think reader-response theory is the most important theory going around today, although obviously queer theory would be something to look into as well. Also, you mentioned you're looking to get published... so do you have something finished? CAN I SEE IT?!?! :P
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Date: 2009-07-25 04:47 am (UTC)Well, I'm obviously queer according to everyone I talk to. LOL! So people tend not to be homophobic around me b/c I'm also loud and willing to lay the smack down. XD
I think the footnote, which I've actually read before (including that site), actually is ambiguous enough to not get rid of the idea of canon K/S--and that chick's explanation of it was awesome. But I think ST canon was clear that K/S was always an option--and anyone who has ever studied psychology, literature, history, philosophy, or any other subject which requires in-depth thought and analysis would have to agree or else be able to hold their own in an hours-long argument.
I'm not afraid of bringing K/S up, and actually I'd LOVE to see it legitimized in the reboot for a lot of reasons that have basically nothing to do with being a K/S shipper. Actually, I'd love to see Kirk and McCoy getting together, too, for the same reasons. I am of the serious opinion that we need more queer heroes in fiction--and that those heroes need to be non-comedic and have happy endings, and that they need to star in mainstream works. I mean, sure, there are movies, books, etc. in the queer community which have realistic queer heroes, but that doesn't mean it has any true relevance to a mainstream audience at all. Those kinds of works are great, but they don't address the main problem of bringing out positive (by that, I mean well-liked and well-received) queer characters in popular works. Actually, on a tangent, all of the original novel series I'm working on have non-heterosexual main characters for this particular reason. Anyway, I think that ship wars in general take our focus away from what's really important. If Paramount won't listen to slashers, who cares? We should be creating our own works and marketing them ourselves, b/c then we'll have characters we like who we will be able to control and make as queer as we want to.
LOL, I've thought too much about that. Um, blame the original novel? *shrugs*
I'm glad you liked the article! I do think reader-response theory is the most important theory going around today, although obviously queer theory would be something to look into as well. Also, you mentioned you're looking to get published... so do you have something finished? CAN I SEE IT?!?! :P