From: wswears@gci.net   
      
   On 1/14/2015 11:13 AM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   > In article , Bill Swears     
   wrote:   
   >>   
   >> My daughter, on the other hand, has written some fanfic and hangs out at   
   >> one the the fanfiction sites a fair amount.  I had a conversation with   
   >> her that made me very uncomfortable the other day.  Apparently slash is   
   >> short for gay pron fanfic.  I'm not sure where to go with this information.   
   >   
   > Yes, that phrase has been around since the sixties, and even I,   
   > cloistered as I am, know about it.  The original usage was   
   > "Kirk/Spock," meaning g.p.f about those two characters.  Talk   
   > about wishful thinking.   
   >   
   I think that the source of the information is the most disturbing thing.   
     My fifteen year old daughter knows what slash is, is able to discuss   
   it in general terms without blushing. Meanwhile her father is so intent   
   on not blushing visibly that he's acting like his teleprompter is on a   
   ten second delay.   
      
   This situation is much worse than when you guys had to tell me that   
   bestiality was to be taken literally, and wasn't a euphemism for doing   
   it doggy style.  At least then I was able to take a day off and think   
   about my answer before I had to reengage.   
      
   Bill   
      
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