This is a terrific article. So nice to see a serious and fresh view.
It's thought provoking for me too because it isn't really my experience as a straight woman slash fan (phew). I don't read or write f/f because I have precisely no interest. I do like, and identify with, female characters in SF source material, I'm just not interested in them in fandom and especially not in Slash fandom.
In a way I think it's a shame that you didn't have a more varied participant base... I don't know what your focus was of course, perhaps you were seeking particular participants. I do think however it is only one of many aspects of fandom, even slash fandom.
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It's thought provoking for me too because it isn't really my experience as a straight woman slash fan (phew). I don't read or write f/f because I have precisely no interest. I do like, and identify with, female characters in SF source material, I'm just not interested in them in fandom and especially not in Slash fandom.
In a way I think it's a shame that you didn't have a more varied participant base... I don't know what your focus was of course, perhaps you were seeking particular participants. I do think however it is only one of many aspects of fandom, even slash fandom.