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

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, god. This is just sad.

I don't want to back down, because if we don't have specific ship in mind (or at least a few suggestions), our request could be answered in a way we had not anticipated.

The gay monkey's paw?

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

Do they mean they're worried about getting icky femslash, or maybe some icky old people in their sexual fantasy?

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

It would be like that time JKR made the old guy gay, thus totally misunderstanding the needs of slash fandom.