Bingo! RaceFail, LGBTQFail & Misogyny all in one small act of fannish cluelessness

[rm]

A few clueless slashers fetishize real queer people while throwing in fun sides of racism and misogyny:

http://community.livejournal.com/newtrekslash/268981.html
http://www.seetreklove.com
http://www.seetreklove.com/forums/showpost.php?s=e39b6284f12358bc55546e23865c5597&p=2608&postcount=15

THIS IS WHAT FAIL LOOKS LIKE.

Thanks to telesilla and darkrosetiger for the heads-up.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

It depends on how you look at it, as the character who makes that assertion is known to be a lying liar who lies, who's just been blindsided that his family know about the boyfriend he's not particularly been out about. Additionally, Ianto is such a fixator and not rational in his relationships (Lisa, OMG); this just struck me as more of his particular brand of crazy, especially since it contradicts other things he's said about his sexuality in tie-in materials.

But yeah, source of fandom controversy.

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

(I get the WTF, but to me, Ianto just doesn't count on that score. He's not so much queer/straight as obsessosexual.)

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yes! OMG, new favorite word obsessosexual!

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

Let no one accuse me of pandering to the tender requirements of the English Language. Carry on. :)

(Edit: also, why can't we have a queer character (he is) who isn't perfectly, 100%, pure queer?)

[elynne.livejournal.com]

OMG. I've actually been pondering writing a "what's going on in my head" from Ianto's perspective ficlet, and this - this pretty much hits it right on the head. Good to know I'm not the only one who picked up on that vibe. XD

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

The tie-ins aren't actually canon, tho--and I don't know if RTD has even read the Torchwood novels (tho one would hope he read Goss' novels cos OMG THE LULZ!!!!). I sadly think that line was written in earnest. Cos I hate that one of the few popular bisexuel characters only telly became a fannish cliche at the end.