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

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

As a conservative person who reads slash, do you support or oppose gay rights? Are you "in the closet" about reading slash to people in RL?

[ewacat.livejournal.com]

I support gay rights because I'm interested in justice, not equality, and that's how I see it. And I'm half-in and half-out of the closet about reading slash - none of my family are aware of it, but most of my friends are, the exceptions being those who I know simply wouldn't understand (and there are quite a few of them, from a variety of political backgrounds).

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm very liberal, but I'm almost completely in the closet as a slasher. The only non-fandom person who knows is my husband. I just don't want to deal with the shit I know I'd get, even from friends who support gay rights and don't have issues with porn or sexuality...