Retreading old ground

sara_merry99 posted an interesting question recently. We're all familiar with the tired old "why slash?" but she asked about the experience of women who, once they go over to slash, lose their interest in het to the point where it's icky. I totally identify with that experience (dude, het is so icky! hee hee!)

Still, it's difficult to answer without getting into "why slash?" and a lot of the commenters did go there, including me. I can't really focus on anything without creating a bulleted list, and as long as I'm thinking about it, here goes.

The Tired Old "Why Slash?": The Complete* List of Reasons M/M Slash Fans Say We Love M/M Slash
* Not complete.

( Bullet points ahoy! )

Really, none of the explanations I've heard, surmised by people in or out of fandom, totally work for me. I mean, they all seem like side-benefits, varying from fan to fan, rather than any core, unifying reason. And yet, for all the infinite variation in slashfandom, there is a strange sort of unity. (Isn't there?) I guess when it comes down to it, it's just a sexual/emotional kink like any other, defying any real explanation.

With Replacement - posted in LJ

tianostra pointed out that there are some very good accessibility type reasons why some readers prefer to have things in lj, rather than off-site, if at all possible. Since my most recent story is short enough, I've reposted it under the cut for anyone who prefers not to surf elsewhere.

For those of you who've already read it at my site: nothing new here, sorry.

( With Replacement )