The word “bromance” has had its fifteen minutes of fame.
It’s now not much more than an excuse used by producers and their ilk to try to court the slashers to come watch their series, but to never have to go anywhere with it. They can then turn around and be surprised that slash fic is being written because “it’s not a romance, it’s a bromance.” The same reasoning is then used by anti-slashers in their arguments that it’s not canon so they can please go away now.
I’m sorry, but slashers are not about to go away. Really. If we can find a way to get two characters together that have not even been in the same scene together and/or are straight and happily married in canon, we will find a way to hook up two guys hanging all over each other and sharing more than just meaningful looks.
It’s just that you now made our job easier.
It’s now not much more than an excuse used by producers and their ilk to try to court the slashers to come watch their series, but to never have to go anywhere with it. They can then turn around and be surprised that slash fic is being written because “it’s not a romance, it’s a bromance.” The same reasoning is then used by anti-slashers in their arguments that it’s not canon so they can please go away now.
I’m sorry, but slashers are not about to go away. Really. If we can find a way to get two characters together that have not even been in the same scene together and/or are straight and happily married in canon, we will find a way to hook up two guys hanging all over each other and sharing more than just meaningful looks.
It’s just that you now made our job easier.
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