The Rules

[seriousfic]

1. All female protagonists of any story (but most especially urban fantasy) must have body issues. In the olden days, the defining characteristic of women was shoes. However, men eventually tumbled to that, and now if you asked Clint Eastwood to write a female character, he'd write that she likes shopping for shoes. Thus, the new way for female characters to be relatable and sympathetic is for them to complain that their breasts aren't large enough.

2. The more femslashable a character is, the more odious her male love interest will be.

3. Any fake folklore must include a sequence where two people change into different forms to conflict with each other.

4. Nobody puts Baby in the corner.

Comments

Rule 2

[lurkslikefox.livejournal.com]

What about Barda? Barda femslash is the stuff of happy rainbows and spakles, but if anyone calls Scott Free odious then I will personally see to them.

Though now I think about it, some of my favorite femslash characters have some mighty insipid bastard love interests... She must be the exception that proves the rule.

Re: Rule 2

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

I don't think Barda is that femslashable. She's really only interacted with Diana enough to have a connection (although Barda/Kory and Barda/Knockout is love), and even there, Diana is the femslash little black dress. She goes with everything.

Re: Rule 2

[lurkslikefox.livejournal.com]

See, I buy Barda slashed with just about anyone. Any of the Birds of Prey (except Misfit, and even then if it were done well...) and Oracle (that'd be sweet!), Lois Lane, any Amazon who happens to be around, Catwoman, Hawkwoman, it's all good. I realise this may be more down to my love of the character than her essential slashability.

Re: Rule 2

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

You're in luck, Before You Let It Go is wrapping up next week, it's the Bardaiest.

Barda does go with everyone (perhaps because she's Ms. Butch Boots), but I really see femslash pairings as alternatives to Scott/Barda rather than it being an alternative to the femslash (like you'd get with, say, Rachel/Ivy as compared to Rachel/WTF!Marshall).

[mcity.livejournal.com]

"3. Any fake folklore must include a sequence where two people change into different forms to conflict with each other."

?

[mcity.livejournal.com]

Also, you forgot what should be the first rule.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

You know, "You change into an antelope to run away, so I change into a lion to get you." That's how you know it's (fake) folklore.

[potatoko.livejournal.com]

You know, I've only ever seen that done in "the sword and the stone" and terry pratchett's equal rites . . . I must be reading the wrong kind of books.