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Welcome to the Improved Anti-Slash/Femmeslash Club!

This club was made and dedicated for people who dislike slash and femmeslash. Much thanks to the visitors for giving us constructive criticism to make the club's position on slash/femmeslash even clearer.

Questions and Answers

What is Slash?
Slash is the term used to describe a fanmade pairing of two male characters that one or both have no romantic/sexual love interest for each other in the actual media they came from.

Well-Known Examples
Cloud x Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
Ed x Roy (Full Metal Alchemist)
Inuyasha x Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)
Naruto x Sasuke (Naruto)
Harry x Draco (Harry Potter)
Aragorn x Legolas (Lord of the Rings Trilogy)
Kirk x Spock (Star Trek)
Sora x Riku (Kingdom Hearts)

What is Femmeslash?
Femmeslash is exactly the same as Slash, except it's a pairing of two female characters.

Well-Known Examples
Sakura x Tomoyo (Card Captor Sakura)*
Lina x Naga (Slayers)
Aeris x Tifa (Final Fantasy VII)
Yukari x Nyamo (Azumanga Daioh)
Rei x Asuka (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Kim x Shego (Kim Possible)
Starfire x Raven (Teen Titans)

* = Note: This pairing is up for debate. There is evidence for both it being a femmeslash pairing as well as a canon pairing. If you feel you disagree with this or any other pairing, please don't hesitate to debate on the journal/front page. We'd be happy to fight back. ^_^

They're just pairings. What's wrong with that?
It's one thing to make a pairing. It's another thing to change the sexual orientation of the character(s) just to give the pairing some sense. It's true that many het non-canon pairings make no sense, but in a large majority of slash/femmeslash pairings, it's completely out of the question. Before love and/or attraction occurs in any case, one has to understand that it's based on the person's sexual orientation. If a character is straight, then it makes sense that a person pairs him/her up with characters of the opposite gender. If a character is gay/lesbian, then it makes sense that a person pairs him/her up with characters of the same gender. What doesn't make sense is to pair a straight character with another straight character of the same gender and vise versa, for outrageous reasons such as "they look hot together" or "it's my fantasy to see these two together." Changing a character's sexual orientation often times demands the character's personality to be be changed completely to fit that. In many cases of slash/femmeslash pairings, the actual canon pairings involving the characters are often ignored completely. For example, in the Kingdom Hearts games, it is obvious Sora is in love with Kairi, but SoraxRiku slash fanfics/fanart almost overlook this basic fact.This is where we stand firm.

Then what's yaoi then?
Yaoi is the Japanese term for explicit images, stories, animations, etc. of two males. When fans go "I love [insert media name here] yaoi!," they're actually saying "I love erotic [insert media name here] slash!," with the exception of media that already have yaoi.

Yaoi and slash are not the same thing. One actually exists as a canon, if not an erotic pairing. The other is a creation of fans. Same goes for Yuri and femmeslash.

I have this pairing of two characters, and it makes almost absolute sense, if it weren't for the sexual orientation of one/both of the characters! Would you still consider it slash/femmeslash?
It's still slash/femmeslash, because that implies you're changing the sexual orientation of one or both of the characters. See the Sakura x Tomoyo pairing above.

What reasons do members have to join this club?
Besides the above reasons, every member has their own ideas why they're joining. Some people join because they don't like the idea of non-canon pairings. Some people join because they've been harassed by slash/femmeslash fans. Some people join because they're tired of seeing art/fanfiction wherever they go of two non-canon characters of the same gender. Etc. Bashing for such specific reasons can be called harassment and will not be tolerated.

What's your term for changing the sexual orientation of an established gay/lesbian character to fit a pairing?
Non-canon. The history of the term "slash" may have homophobic roots, but that's the accepted and known definition.

If you know the term for this complication as well as proof of it being an actual term, by all means, send a note please!

They're just cartoons! Fictional! Not-real!
Some of us take our cartoons seriously, like some fans do with their celebrities and sports. We're all fans of something.

Do you guys hate shounen-ai/shoujo-ai/yaoi/yuri?
No, we're accepting of that. We're fully aware that if two characters in a series are naturally homosexual, we won't complain about it. We just don't like slash or "impossible" non-canon pairings.

What about gays/lesbians/bisexuals? Are you anti-homosexuals / homophobic too?
Please be aware that any gay bashing will not be tolerated. Acceptance for what is meant to be is key here. Although some members may be Anti-Slash due to some case of homophobia, that I cannot deny, we as a whole are happy to have anybody, and I mean anybody join the club.

Members, God-forbid you have such thoughts, please keep anything personal against gays/lesbians/bisexuals, as well as slash/femmeslash-fans to yourself. Better yet, if you think you need evidence why you should accept homosexuality in our community, please send a note to the AntiSlashClub. I'd be happy to reply.

How to Join

Send a note to the AntiSlashClub. You can do so by clicking on the button with the yellow notepad on our main page.

Your note should have as the title "Join Club" with a short explanation of why you'd like to join. For fun, why don't you also add a few slash/femmeslash pairings that you dislike?

If it's taking too long, just send a note to kupocake. She'll take care of things.

Don't forget to add us to your watch so you won't miss any new updates. Please also add our club icon to your journal entry!

Note: We update the club's members and art at least every Saturday.

Other Information: Sending Art, Contests Info, and the like

To send art to our club, please send a note with the title "New Art" as well as a link to the art you'd like for us to add in. We'll take care of the rest.

Small Contest
As you can see, our club icon is a bit bland and repetitive. That will be our contest; make a new icon for the club!

Obviously, icons are 50 pixels by 50 pixels. It does not have to be animated. Please keep it PG-13.

When we get at least 3 entries, we'll set up a deadline.

I'd like to add some ideas/give some constructive criticism to make the journal sound stronger. What should I do?
Send a note, please.

I disagree with something you said in the journal! I'm going to post an angry comment on your front page!
Post in the journal. The front page is getting crowded with heated debates. *sweatdrop*

I'm not part of your club, but I know of/made this Anti-Slash art/essay/story that you guys might like
Send a note. We'll be happy to fav the work, as well as give much loved pageviews to whoever is responsible.

Comments? Questions? Send a note or post in the journal. Journal posting will get a more diverse range of discussion and replies, FYI.

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