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| − | [[ | + | '''Slash fiction''' is a form of [[fanfic]], [[fan]]-written [[fiction]] about characters from [[professional]] fiction (typically [[media]]), featuring a same-sex pair of [[fiction]]al characters in a romantic or sexual relationship not in the original. ''Slash'', in this context, refers to a virgule. |
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| + | It started with ''[[Star Trek]]'' “Kirk/Spock” stories at a time when such relationships were very much closeted, and may have been meant to be derogatory toward gays. | ||
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Revision as of 06:24, 3 March 2021
Slash fiction is a form of fanfic, fan-written fiction about characters from professional fiction (typically media), featuring a same-sex pair of fictional characters in a romantic or sexual relationship not in the original. Slash, in this context, refers to a virgule.
It started with Star Trek “Kirk/Spock” stories at a time when such relationships were very much closeted, and may have been meant to be derogatory toward gays.
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