Meaning of slash fiction | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A genre of fan fiction focusing on romantic and/or sexual relationships between characters of the same sex (typically men).
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2. A work in the genre of slash fiction
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Examples

“But Buffy has also generated enormous amounts of slash fiction. The cult television text and the rise⟳ of the Internet have⟳ both had an important aspect on the development of slash fiction.”

“They analyze slash fiction (stories about romantic and sexual relationships between two male characters, some of which involve⟳ graphic descriptions of sex), and argue⟳ that the similarities between romance novels and slash fiction prove⟳ gender differences exist⟳.”

“Over the years, slash writers have⟳ started dismissing as homophobic this trope of men having sex with men without identifying as homosexual or bisexual; nevertheless, much slash fiction retains the trope's underlying sentiment of true love⟳ and devotion transcending all external rules.”

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