Two more slash questions

[thrihyrne]

I'm going to be revising my slash article and would like people's thoughts on a couple of things: One is the very definition of slash. Is it still slash if the characters canonically are already gay or bi? Say writing Queer As Folk fanfic. Is it slash or just fic about canonically gay characters?

The other is chan. Perhaps even more than incest, chan is controversial in the slash world. Thoughts?

Spread the word! I'd also like to put together a side bar of 'top slash pairings' in some large fandoms. The ones for HP are pretty obvious, but I'd also like to include Tolkien, Star Trek reboot, Merlin (though that's pretty much a one-hit wonder as far as I know)... Would people concur that the top three HP pairings are Harry/Draco, Harry/Snape and Remus/Sirius, as far as sheer fanfic volume over the past several years? What other fandoms are buzzing these days that have a high slash content?

Comments

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

I think slash pertains to any non-canon m/m pairings, regardless of their sexuality in the canon itself.

Chan? I've only heard it called shota...never chan, but I am really into yaoi/manga lately, so I must have missed that. Terminology aside, I'm not a fan of underage sex, unless both parties are underaged...and even then, I don't like them to be TOO young. To me, rape fic is a huge squick, too.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I hadn't heard that particular definition, which only strengthens what's obvious: slash's definition has grown since it's creation.

I'd been hearing about chan since I segued over to HP, but I do believe that shota is the term on the yaoi side. I've not read much chan, usually it was incest oriented and involving the Weasley twins. ;)