From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article , Bill Swears   wrote:   
   >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.   
   >   
   Well, Bill, you too appear to have to led a cloistered life.   
   Don't worry about it.   
      
   Don't worry about your daughter, either; she appears to have a   
   solid head on her shoulders.   
      
   --   
   Dorothy J. Heydt   
   Vallejo, California   
   djheydt at gmail dot com   
   Should you wish to email me, you'd better use the gmail edress.   
   Kithrup's all spammy and hotmail's been hacked.   
      
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