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   John F. Eldredge to John W Kennedy   
   Re: Fan Fiction   
   22 Jan 15 02:31:39   
   
   From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:27:03 -0500, John W Kennedy wrote:   
      
   > On 2015-01-14 20:13:09 +0000, Dorothy J Heydt said:   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Since it's mostly a Girl Thing, I'm not entirely certain that "wishful"   
   > is quite the word. Or is it?   
      
   Well, straight men have traditionally been interested in porn featuring   
   femme lesbians.   
      
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