Did you know Viggo acted in Bent on some small stage in LA, and made a very big impression in his relatively minor role as the SS guard at the end?
I had no idea. Wow. I don't think I could handle that, though. John Halder from "Good" is a very reluctant SS-man, so it's a different story; I'm not sure I ever want to see Viggo as one of those guards from "Bent". That would probably creep me out more than "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ever did... lol.
in slash, they aren't automatically tied into the alpha male and beta female gender roles
That's basically true... though in Japanese yaoi manga, for example, the characters are always very clearly defined as either "top" or "bottom". They never switch, and the "bottoms" are usually extremely effeminate. I have a suspicion that Japanese culture simply does not allow for equality in relationships, gender notwithstanding. Someone always has to be in charge.;)
What's really amusing, though, it's that it doesn't bother me if they are both technically male. And I suppose I wouldn't care either if they were both female. I have no problem with being a "bottom" for another woman.;) I just don't like the concept of the man automatically "in charge" of the woman.
But that still doesn't explain why I always willingly go for heavy angst in movies, while at the same time getting very upset if a fanfic I'm reading doesn't have a happy ending. I guess I just approach these two mediums with different expectations. Movies are usually "high art" to me (they're not worth my time otherwise), while fanfic is my comfort zone where I don't want any nasty surprises. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with right now.;)
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Date: 2008-12-09 02:14 am (UTC)I had no idea. Wow. I don't think I could handle that, though. John Halder from "Good" is a very reluctant SS-man, so it's a different story; I'm not sure I ever want to see Viggo as one of those guards from "Bent". That would probably creep me out more than "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ever did... lol.
in slash, they aren't automatically tied into the alpha male and beta female gender roles
That's basically true... though in Japanese yaoi manga, for example, the characters are always very clearly defined as either "top" or "bottom". They never switch, and the "bottoms" are usually extremely effeminate. I have a suspicion that Japanese culture simply does not allow for equality in relationships, gender notwithstanding. Someone always has to be in charge.;)
What's really amusing, though, it's that it doesn't bother me if they are both technically male. And I suppose I wouldn't care either if they were both female. I have no problem with being a "bottom" for another woman.;) I just don't like the concept of the man automatically "in charge" of the woman.
But that still doesn't explain why I always willingly go for heavy angst in movies, while at the same time getting very upset if a fanfic I'm reading doesn't have a happy ending. I guess I just approach these two mediums with different expectations. Movies are usually "high art" to me (they're not worth my time otherwise), while fanfic is my comfort zone where I don't want any nasty surprises. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with right now.;)