The Poster Boy for *what* now?

[krossero]

Okay, I just read another story that has Jim as the poster boy for 'gay America'.  What has me cracking up is that just an hour ago, I read one that calls him the poster boy for straight America.

So, question #1:  Which do you think is more accurate to call Jim a poster boy of, gay, or straight America?

Question #2:  Does it bug you when a theme or a phrase like this is re-used in fanfiction?  Personally, I love to see everybody's take on different things.

Question #3: What other repeated things like this have you noticed (I can think of a few), and do they annoy you, or do you like it?

Comments

[cross-stitchery.livejournal.com]

1. gay, or straight, i don't care. just get that man on a poster STAT! <g> preferably naked.

2. there's a lot of TS fic out there so some themes are bound to come up over and over again. it generally doesn't bug me too much unless i think it's bad writing. (although i do think the whole Blessed Protector thing is waaaay over used)

3. as an example of #2... there was for a while a lot of fics where, after Jim and Blair had kissed for the first time, or otherwise made their (romantic) feelings plain, the writer would then insert a phrase along the lines of "his soon-to-be lover" or "his almost lover" which really irritated me. because 1. totally unnecessary (i don't need to be told they'll soon be bonking like bunnies, it's a foregone conclusion) and 2. clunky phrasing. i honestly doubt that anyone in the real world has ever thought of someone as being their "soon-to-be lover"...

it also pissed me off because it seems like the writer's implying that only the act of penetration makes someone a lover. if the guys have by action or word shown that they love each other then in my mind, that makes them lovers regardless of whether they've had sex or not. otoh, even if they've had sex, they still (for various reasons) might not feel that they're lovers.

[krossero.livejournal.com]

1. hee! we should start a committee working on that...*g*

2. I agree, if the writing's good, for the most part, the fact that something's been used before can be overlooked.

3. good point. I've noticed that quite a few times, myself. The lines tend to get blurry on the ubject, don't they? Same thing for whether or not someone's a virgin.