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Meta meme: 30 Days of Shipping
The next chapter of Stacy in Bloom is clicking along, and looks like it might actually be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3K words. I'm not sure whether to be happy (that its almost done) or disappointed (that it's not a mega-beast like the last few chapters have been). I guess we'll find out when its done :P
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
BSC slash - One of the things that makes me shy away from BSC fandom online is the sheer amount of slash. This makes me sound like a bad person (like I don't like slash), but that's *really* not the case. The reason I object to it is more of a 'this is perverting my childhood' thing. (Pathetic alert here.) When I was a kid, I didn't have many actual, physical friends, and certainly none in my neighborhood (our development was fairly new back in the day). So my friends were only people I saw at school...and the characters I found in media, especially books. The BSC constituted my friends for a good part of my childhood, so I hold the characters - and the series - in very high regard. I never saw slash-y subtext in the books, and in a way, I think it's missing the point to pair the girls together. The girls were best friends, a bond it is quite difficult for young girls to make with each other, and I thought the series was a great example of how to have and maintain good, solid, female friendships. That's very rare, even in the world of girl series fiction (Sweet Valley or Gossip Girl, anyone?).
So, while I don't personally like BSC slash, pretty much all of the rest of identifiable fandom does (either the girls themselves, or some of the kid clients), and that's great - I'm just afraid its one point on which we'll never agree.
Previous....
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage? Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha
Day 09 - The most believable relationship? Jonathan Creek/Maddie Magellan, Jonathan Creek
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life? Jason Cook/Kirsten Storms
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing? Charlie Thomas/Janine Kishi, Baby-sitters Club
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding? Byron Sully/Michaela Quinn, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing? William Dunford/Henrietta Barret, Minx
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing? Queen Victoria & Albert, the Prince Consort
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing? Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Inuyasha
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did? Archie "Snake" Simpson/Christine "Spike" Nelson, Degrassi Junior High/High/TNG
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing? Early Classic Shelle, Days of Our Lives
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning? Trent Lane/Daria Morgendorffer, Daria
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing? Kyouya/Haruhi, Ouran High School Host Club
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Upcoming...
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
BSC slash - One of the things that makes me shy away from BSC fandom online is the sheer amount of slash. This makes me sound like a bad person (like I don't like slash), but that's *really* not the case. The reason I object to it is more of a 'this is perverting my childhood' thing. (Pathetic alert here.) When I was a kid, I didn't have many actual, physical friends, and certainly none in my neighborhood (our development was fairly new back in the day). So my friends were only people I saw at school...and the characters I found in media, especially books. The BSC constituted my friends for a good part of my childhood, so I hold the characters - and the series - in very high regard. I never saw slash-y subtext in the books, and in a way, I think it's missing the point to pair the girls together. The girls were best friends, a bond it is quite difficult for young girls to make with each other, and I thought the series was a great example of how to have and maintain good, solid, female friendships. That's very rare, even in the world of girl series fiction (Sweet Valley or Gossip Girl, anyone?).
So, while I don't personally like BSC slash, pretty much all of the rest of identifiable fandom does (either the girls themselves, or some of the kid clients), and that's great - I'm just afraid its one point on which we'll never agree.
Previous....
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage? Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha
Day 09 - The most believable relationship? Jonathan Creek/Maddie Magellan, Jonathan Creek
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life? Jason Cook/Kirsten Storms
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing? Charlie Thomas/Janine Kishi, Baby-sitters Club
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding? Byron Sully/Michaela Quinn, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing? William Dunford/Henrietta Barret, Minx
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing? Queen Victoria & Albert, the Prince Consort
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing? Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Inuyasha
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did? Archie "Snake" Simpson/Christine "Spike" Nelson, Degrassi Junior High/High/TNG
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing? Early Classic Shelle, Days of Our Lives
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning? Trent Lane/Daria Morgendorffer, Daria
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing? Kyouya/Haruhi, Ouran High School Host Club
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Upcoming...
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?