On my interest list on LJ, I've had a lone little interest no one else shares, probably because I just don't know what else to call it: super hero ethics.
Probably three years ago now, I started writing meta about it which I've since lost. It started with a question raised by Cordelia Chase in an early episode of Buffy:
CORDELIA: I don't get it. Buffy's the Slayer. Shouldn't she have...
XANDER: What, a license to kill?
CORDELIA: Well, not for fun. But she's like this superman. Shouldn't there be different rules for her?
WILLOW: Sure, in a fascist society.
CORDELIA: Right! Why can't we have one of those?
I've thought a lot about those lines since I first heard them. It's an interesting question. Buffy is superman, whom Nietzsche said should get to obey different laws. Can we? Should she? What will become of us if she doesn't, and if she does?
These are questions I'm always looking for superhero stories to address. The big budget blockbuster superhero movies never do.
I'd say more, but lots of my thoughts are really well expressed here. This is a great, thoughtful examination of who superheroes are, and popular culture's treatment of them. Since those are all things I've always wanted to talk about, I hope people check it out.
Anywho, she's talking about smut. Yes, textual porn, ladies, the kind that makes you squirm in your chair. And she wants to know which fics go straight to your libido, or someone's libido, because anonymous commenting is on. Not the thinky fics, folks, unless the thinky does it for you too, or there's thinky and something that does it for you. The kind that make you ashamed you kept reading just because they were really hot, the kind that make you want to leave TMI in the comments, the ones that make you want to have babies (except for the whole giving birth thing. And everything after that. And the pregnancy thing). Go leave links here.
In other news, why is it I've never heard amygdala called the lizard brain before?eta: Because it's not, actually, but anyway, what I mean is I've never heard the term "lizard brain". !!! Thank you for the info, marenfic! Do you know, everywhere I go, I feel like I'm constantly surrounded by people who know more than me. Oh wait, I am. But sometimes I think everyone's going to get advance notice for Rapture but me, and everyone'll be talking about it, and I'll be going huh, with the what now, because I'm not even sure what the Rapture's supposed to be anyway.
In other other news, I luff you all and you made me feel better last night and things are looking up up up because my family is full of nutcases.
U. In other news, violaclaire had an interesting question about conscience in Jossverse, which I felt I couldn't answer adequately because I know nothing about sociology. I actually know very little about anything, despite the fact that I got a BA and thought I was smart.
B. Meanwhile, in case you missed it, a bit ago rahirah informed fandom that these titles are off limits. Heed her or SPIKE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN. IN MANNER OF KEN DOLLS AND OZ. watch out the little people can be scary. Mwwahahahahahah!
S. Hello fandom! *waves enthusiastically* P. Whoever recced my fic 5 Ways NFA Probably Didn't End at BBF has my thanks. So, thanks. A. Go read a2zmom's fic, Faithless. It's B/A/(F), or possibly B=F/A, or possibly A+F=-B, the sum of which equals hot. N.entrenous88 is writing Buffy/Connor; it's like she read my mind, ripped all the pages out, made them into tiny sea-worthy boats, said, "I can do better!" and did, right here. D.crazydiamondsue has more Xander shaped love, which you should all go read, because Xander is an unsung hero, except for all the times we get up and sing about him at the top of our lungs with bawdy lyrics and possibly spit on the audience, which should really be attempted more often. E.viciouswishes is asking about dating fanfic on archives, because internet dating is really all the rage now, and spiralleds is asking about writing longer fics because once, two guys were pissing off the side of Golden Gate Bridge, comparing, you know, as guys are wont to do, until one of them remarked, "boy, is this water cold!" And the other had to throw in, "and deep!" because length matters. X. What was I going to say again? Oh, if your names is Ares, l_aurens or imnotacommittee I owe you emails, and will stare at the sendy button blankly for possibly weeks until I get back to you. But strike back at you I will. They call me Empire at the office. They also call me exceedingly cheesy. Plus, there is no office. !.( And a meme!Collapse )
You may think that the cloying, syrupy sweet love from everyone and their mom is over, but you've forgotten unValentine's Day, which is today, and every single day for the rest of this year! MWAH!
So, hop over to viciouswishes' post, and love on the important women in your life, and love on yourself, too. There should be more self-love in some people's lives. BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. YES, YOU. In capital letters.
Next, mozey over to chrisleeoctaves and talk about romantic moments (and visit her links because hey I'm one of 'em; they must be good. See? SELF-LOVE!). If you're like me and just haven't had that many romantic moments, make up something. Like the time DB and CK were gettin' it on and called you up so you could listen? Yeah, that. Chris won't mind. She's a great gal and I love her and her B/A love.
Last (but not last. Remember, unValentine's Day FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE), take a gander at crazydiamondsue's Xander love. Even if you aren't a Xander fan, even if you *gasp!* don't like Xander all that much, Sue will lock you in a room with him and possibly Angel and make dirty!bad!things happen to you until you admit he has his nice qualities. I've always liked Xander, but she seriously stokes the love, man.
Thanks to everyone who made the day brighter by spreadin' the love. Y'all rock. And, because the world needs more of it: PINK!
She talks about people's preferences, why they would choose to write one or the other, and the freedoms/constraints of each. (Then she asked what would happen if Xander, Illyria, and Lilah were in a room together, and damn, do I want someone to answer that question.)
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