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In a HP-filter post I remarked that I had some thoughts on why male/male fic is the most popular type (depending on your fandom, I suppose, but this seems to be the case in most I have glanced at), especially when it comes to smut.
So, given: That heterosexual females (like myself) are doing most of the writing and reading, then:
1. The same Oedipal reason hetero men often like lesbian porn: there is no participant of the same gender to be a threat.
2. Such females are generally familiar (or, I suppose, uncomfortable) with their vulvas and would rather hear about cocks plzkthxbai. (In a way I guess you could cast this as homophobia.)
3. (This one may just be me) In het fic there is an opportunity to plug oneself in which is not present when all there is is boys, and that's often a very uncomfortable idea. (Yes, in my case, even FC/Severus, which you would think I would have no trouble with, ha ha.) Male/male is more pure voyeurism -- safer, if you will, because it doesn't demand the same involvement.
Your thoughts?
So, given: That heterosexual females (like myself) are doing most of the writing and reading, then:
1. The same Oedipal reason hetero men often like lesbian porn: there is no participant of the same gender to be a threat.
2. Such females are generally familiar (or, I suppose, uncomfortable) with their vulvas and would rather hear about cocks plzkthxbai. (In a way I guess you could cast this as homophobia.)
3. (This one may just be me) In het fic there is an opportunity to plug oneself in which is not present when all there is is boys, and that's often a very uncomfortable idea. (Yes, in my case, even FC/Severus, which you would think I would have no trouble with, ha ha.) Male/male is more pure voyeurism -- safer, if you will, because it doesn't demand the same involvement.
Your thoughts?
