A friend of mine (both LJ and RL) is into Heroes incest (the good ship Nathan/Peter), and I would very much like to have this discussion with her one day. Perhaps I could refer her to this post of yours when the occasion arises.
On the one hand, I don't want to blame her (or any other people, for that matter) for a fic-reading kink when she's perfectly capable of distinguishing between fanfiction and reality; on the other hand, I feel a little uncomfortable about turning an affectionate, even sort of touchy-feely relationship between brothers into something sexual. The emotions between siblings can, IMO, be intense and even screwed up while being completely non-sexual in nature.
Moreover, the treatment of incest pairings like any other slash pairing creeps me out somehow. Not only does it belittle the disturbing emotional impact of incest, but the "incest is the new slash!" slogan (which my friend has never used, though -- thank goodness), even if meant as some sort of flippant joke, seems to point at some rather strange views on non-incestuous same-sex relationships.
Still, I have read a few incest fics myself (Boromir/Faramir and Angel/Connor, to be precise), despite all my misgivings. I found these stories -- who were all written by authors whose other stuff I'd read before I clicked on these -- really well-written, but I simultaneously was squicking myself out in the process of reading them. So I'm not sure what to think...
And if you are talking about the book about Byron I think you might be talking about, I guess I have to thank you and your take on sibling incest for sparking some interest in Byron in me during my teenage years. That was definitely a beneficial result of sibcest RPF. :)
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On the one hand, I don't want to blame her (or any other people, for that matter) for a fic-reading kink when she's perfectly capable of distinguishing between fanfiction and reality; on the other hand, I feel a little uncomfortable about turning an affectionate, even sort of touchy-feely relationship between brothers into something sexual. The emotions between siblings can, IMO, be intense and even screwed up while being completely non-sexual in nature.
Moreover, the treatment of incest pairings like any other slash pairing creeps me out somehow. Not only does it belittle the disturbing emotional impact of incest, but the "incest is the new slash!" slogan (which my friend has never used, though -- thank goodness), even if meant as some sort of flippant joke, seems to point at some rather strange views on non-incestuous same-sex relationships.
Still, I have read a few incest fics myself (Boromir/Faramir and Angel/Connor, to be precise), despite all my misgivings. I found these stories -- who were all written by authors whose other stuff I'd read before I clicked on these -- really well-written, but I simultaneously was squicking myself out in the process of reading them. So I'm not sure what to think...
And if you are talking about the book about Byron I think you might be talking about, I guess I have to thank you and your take on sibling incest for sparking some interest in Byron in me during my teenage years. That was definitely a beneficial result of sibcest RPF. :)
(Edited because I can't type.)