Somebody stop me!

[emmagrant01]

Before I hurt myself.

But seriously, I have a question. It appears that most people who participate in slash fandoms are politically liberal (or left-wing, if you prefer that term). I realize that means many different things in different countries, of course, but when I cruise my f-list, I see lots of people who support gay marriage, who oppose the war in Iraq, who oppose the Bush administration in the US, and so on. It could just be a product of who happens to be on my f-list, but I'm not sure.

So are slashers, in general, more liberal than the average person on the street? Why or why not?

If you're not liberal and are a slasher, do you feel like a minority? Do you find it difficult to express your views?

ETA: The terms "liberal" and "conservative" mean different things to different people and aren't even opposites -- it's possible to be a liberal conservative, for example. I would love to hear what the word "liberal" means to you if you're applying it to yourself, or even if you don't.

I'm also curious to hear from people who don't support gay rights and believe homosexuality is immoral, yet who read and/or write slash. I know you're out there! I'd love to hear what you think!

Comments

[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

I come from a conservative family and a very conservative (and religious) city. Then I found the internet and made friends with some liberals and realized that I really was quite liberal, suddenly all the things that I had been thinking quietly to myself (I was the one fifth grader who went: "But isn't health care for everyone good?" when we learned about the difference between Canada and the US) made sense and I was finally out of the minority and part of the majority in the fandom and on LJ. I would think that anyone who reads slash but still says that they are against homosexality is half fooling himself and half being a fucking idiot. Because if it's against your religious beliefs or if you just think it's icky (the two reasons to be against homosexuality) I disagree with you but know you have the right to think that, but neither of those reasons gives wiggle room for reading or writing slash.

::looks back and realizes this has nothing to do with the original question:: Sorry.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I would think that anyone who reads slash but still says that they are against homosexality is half fooling himself and half being a fucking idiot.

LOL! I don't think I'd phrase it that strongly, but yeah, I wonder about that too. Part of it is that I don't undertand where they're coming from. Maybe it would make more sense to me if someone would explain why that's a logical position to hold.

[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, I tend to get a little vehement on the issue. It's not nearly as bad as some of the stuff they say about me, though.