# What are your favorite slash pairings? (poss TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967 "2005-01-21T20:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/21 "2005-01-22T01:43:35Z")
> [@VampyChick](#): > > I recently re-read those books after about five years, and was a little surprised to find the homosexual relationship I remembered between those two _didn’t actually happen._ And it can’t have been fanfic because a) If it’s out there, it’s hiding from me; and b) I didn’t have internet when I first read those books. The subtext is _just that strong._ If you want some, I can tell you some great places to find it. Seriously, there’s this one by a friend of mine…sooo hot. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/22 "2005-01-22T01:55:20Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > Could be worse, apparently, there’s [Harry Potter](why are clicking this?) slash out there. :eek: I have to admit that I started writing some, but I refuse to write anything when they are kids. It has to be future fic, or it’s just OOGY ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/23 "2005-01-22T01:58:09Z")
> [@](#): > > there is Bible slash. Words cannot express how upset this makes me! I thought that for _once_ I had an original idea! ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/24 "2005-01-22T02:01:48Z")
> [@Luna Child](#): > > Hmm…I read a bit of Boondocks Saints slash, but exhausted that fandom pretty quickly. BDS is the one fandom that can get me past my twincest squick. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/25 "2005-01-22T02:04:32Z")
> [@emekthian](#): > > Words cannot express how upset this makes me! I thought that for _once_ I had an original idea! Jonathan/David is practically canon. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/26 "2005-01-22T02:05:20Z")
Why do the pairings _have_ to be homosexual, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/27 "2005-01-22T02:09:37Z")
Tom/Jerry? Fred/Barney? Shaggy/Fred? Maybe I just don’t have a good handle on this “slash” business… ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/28 "2005-01-22T02:11:14Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Why do the pairings _have_ to be homosexual, anyway? Because that’s what slash is. Straight pairings is het. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/29 "2005-01-22T02:13:45Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Why do the pairings _have_ to be homosexual, anyway? The \*definition \* of slash is a pairing of two males who are straight, usually in pop culture. If they are already gay, it’s gay erotica. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/30 "2005-01-22T02:16:54Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Tom/Jerry? > Fred/Barney? > Shaggy/Fred? > > Maybe I just don’t have a good handle on this “slash” business… I think it’s pretty good. Never heard of Tom/Jerry, but the other two do actually exist. Yabba dabba doo! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/31 "2005-01-22T02:20:16Z")
Ok. I give. So who’s sharing some good links? elenia25@yahoo com Please? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/32 "2005-01-22T02:26:00Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > The \*definition \* of slash is a pairing of two males who are straight, usually in pop culture. Funny, I was under the impression that the word “slash” referred to the slash mark used to name the particular coupling contained in the story, i.e. Kirk/Spock. That many of the earliest stories along these lines happened to be of a homosexual bent was, I thought, due to the fact that the original _Star Trek_ had a mostly male cast and may have been the first (or one of the first) series to inspire widely-distributed amateur fiction through fanzines and whatnot. Had the genders on the show been more balanced, I’ve no doubt every possible pairing[sup]\*[/sup] would be covered and a distinction would have to be made between “gay slash” and “straight slash”, if one cared to do so. Oh, well… [sup]\*[/sup]As well as numerous threesomes, I expect ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/33 "2005-01-22T02:32:09Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Funny, I was under the impression that the word “slash” referred to the slash mark used to name the particular coupling contained in the story, i.e. Kirk/Spock. That many of the earliest stories along these lines happened to be of a homosexual bent was, I thought, due to the fact that the original _Star Trek_ had a mostly male cast and may have been the first (or one of the first) series to inspire widely-distributed amateur fiction through fanzines and whatnot. Had the genders on the show been more balanced, I’ve no doubt every possible pairing[sup]\*[/sup] would be covered and a distinction would have to be made between “gay slash” and “straight slash”, if one cared to do so. > > Oh, well… > > [sup]\*[/sup]As well as numerous threesomes, I expect I think we are both right, in a way. Slash does refer to the slash mark, but slash generally means male-male. It would never occur to me to write a het or lesbian story about two famous actors and call it slash. ---
**Author:** ![VampyChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@VampyChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VampyChick)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/34 "2005-01-22T02:32:56Z")
The original definition covered both orientations, but it’s changed. Words change to fit what people think they mean, and these days general consensus is, slash means gay, het means straight. I had a whole poll about this on my LJ some time last year. ---
**Author:** ![Luna\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Luna\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luna_Child)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/35 "2005-01-22T02:38:42Z")
\*\*Anaamika \*\*, what kind of slash d’you want? As in, for what, what pairings, etc…I may have some, or could find some for ya. And yeah, BDS is twincest, but a friend of mine had already introduced me to Weasleycest, so it wasn’t really an issue by then. Comparatively, I’m not easily squicked. I like all the participants to be human, and of age, but cant think of much else I’m all that picky about. Oh, yeah, has to be decently well written. Crap slash really just isn’t worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/36 "2005-01-22T02:42:02Z")
> [@Luna Child](#): > > \*\*Anaamika \*\*, what kind of slash d’you want? As in, for what, what pairings, etc…I may have some, or could find some for ya. Jack Sparrow/Will Turner. > [@Anaamika](#): > > But I forgot about Faramir/Aragorn or Faramir/Legolas.Aragorn/Legolas. > > Kirk/Spock. > > Various pairings of elves, it just seems to work well. > > Ranma/Ryoga (for some reason I’m more embarased over this one than all the rest). Any of the above. And I like the poets idea, too, but who knows where to find that. But no freakin’ hobbits please. 🙂 thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/37 "2005-01-22T02:47:49Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I think we are both right, in a way. Slash does refer to the slash mark, but slash generally means male-male. It would never occur to me to write a het or lesbian story about two famous actors and call it slash. I tend to call lesbian stories “femslash.” ---
**Author:** ![Lola\_Granola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Lola\_Granola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lola_Granola)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/38 "2005-01-22T03:23:23Z")
Oh boy. I really enjoy a good Jack/ Daniel pairing. And just to show I’m equal opportunity, I like Sam/Janet too. A good place to find all Stargate slash is: [http://www.area52hkh.net/](http://www.area52hkh.net/) I like Invisible Man (the SciFi TV version) slash, it’s just very hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/39 "2005-01-22T03:34:33Z")
Ooh, can I play? Archie Bunker/ Mike, with George Jefferson as the pivot man. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/40 "2005-01-22T03:46:20Z")
Thundercats Lion-O/Snarf, Panthro/Snarf, WileyKit/Snarf, Lynxot/Snarf, Jaga/Snarf, Slythe/Snarf, Jackalman/Snarf, Monkian/Snarf, Rattaro/Snarf, and most of all Vultureman/Snarf. SilverHawks Bluegrass/Copperkid, Monstar/Yesman And who hasn’t written Batman Beyond slash where Bruce Wayne gives Terry a very special lesson? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967.md?page=3)