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[seriousfic]

So metafandom has an article on the OP's hatred of subtext (wait for it) because it means the artists are wussing out on showing canon slash. The first comment is so sublime, it is either the work of the perfect troll or the perfect idiot. And the OP agrees with it!

I'm way into "Inception" now and yes, omg, yes on everything you said!

Really? Inception? When did Inception try to appeal to the yaoi bunnies? When Eames acted a little fem-y (because clearly a dude can't look a certain way or act a certain way without liking the cock)? When he had three lines with Arthur, all of them implying a dislike between them? I don't think Chris Nolan was pulling some bait and switch to suck in queer audiences. I think he was just portraying two characters who, uh... didn't like each other.

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[ivanolix.livejournal.com]

the perfect troll or the perfect idiot

Actually, this seems to be a fairly common opinion among slash fen. About lots of different media (I know nothing about Inception fandom other than what's on fandomsecrets)

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

It just doesn't make sense to me to chew out someone for subtext when you're the one "finding" subtext there.

[ivanolix.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree. But apparently slash fandom doesn't.

[potatoko.livejournal.com]

Not to play devils advocate here, but maybe they were referring to chris nolan's failure to commit to an actual ending or theme with his film? Because as unlikely as that sounds, I think it's even more unlikely anyone could accuse Inception of having subtext.

I KNOW WRITERS WHO USE SUBTEXT AND THEY'RE ALL COWARDS

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