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Oct. 26th, 2003 12:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sakon76Ponderings while embroidering this evening ran along the lines of fanfic taboos.
SailorMac posted recently in her LJ that she'd opened a can of worms via an inquiry about RPS (real person slash). Myself, I don't understand why anime fanfic fandom is so afraid of it. I've written a little RPS and then stopped, mostly because I just didn't have the drive for it. This in and of itself I don't feel is a condemnation--there are many fandoms out there I don't have the drive to fanfic. I feel no call to write fanfic about novels (Harry Potter), movies (Pirates of the Caribbean), or TV series (Buffy). The fandom I write for is, in fact, pretty narrow: anime and manga.
Why is RPS considered so inherently bad? It's not as if anyone pretends these are the real people. (Well, there may be, but such individuals would not be in touch with reality no matter what.) Is it a problem with disrespect/confusion of reality? That I can maybe see. But still, there are many wonderful, talented RPS writers out there whose work I critically and non-critically adore. The "cup of coffee" that jump-starts my week is reading the newest installment in Matthew Haldeman-Time's boy band RPS series "Living." I consider it a work that teaches me something with every single chapter, whether it be a lesson on social dynamics, a demonstration of rock-solid faith, or simply an opening of my eyes to a new way to view the world.
RPS can be good too.
SailorMac posted recently in her LJ that she'd opened a can of worms via an inquiry about RPS (real person slash). Myself, I don't understand why anime fanfic fandom is so afraid of it. I've written a little RPS and then stopped, mostly because I just didn't have the drive for it. This in and of itself I don't feel is a condemnation--there are many fandoms out there I don't have the drive to fanfic. I feel no call to write fanfic about novels (Harry Potter), movies (Pirates of the Caribbean), or TV series (Buffy). The fandom I write for is, in fact, pretty narrow: anime and manga.
Why is RPS considered so inherently bad? It's not as if anyone pretends these are the real people. (Well, there may be, but such individuals would not be in touch with reality no matter what.) Is it a problem with disrespect/confusion of reality? That I can maybe see. But still, there are many wonderful, talented RPS writers out there whose work I critically and non-critically adore. The "cup of coffee" that jump-starts my week is reading the newest installment in Matthew Haldeman-Time's boy band RPS series "Living." I consider it a work that teaches me something with every single chapter, whether it be a lesson on social dynamics, a demonstration of rock-solid faith, or simply an opening of my eyes to a new way to view the world.
RPS can be good too.
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Date: 2003-10-26 08:26 am (UTC)Basically, it comes down to this: Real people have real lawyers. Real people can sue if they decide they do not like how an author represents them. And in many cases the law will support them, under the idea that what the author is writing is defamation of character (or, in some cases, libel.)
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Date: 2003-10-26 11:22 am (UTC)