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

[j-amanda.livejournal.com]

#1 -- In most eps, I think Jim is poster boy for straight. Deep Water is the obvious exception. In that one I think they tried too hard to make him seem tough that he came across as a caricature.

#2 -- I am increasingly annoyed by emphasis on The Guide and His Sentinel (or vice versa.) I prefer to think of Jim and Blair as people, individuals, with self-determination, not mystically predestined to be together. Where's the fun in that? Plus, the term guide was used once, maybe twice? From the way it's tossed around in fanfiction, I would have thought it had a MUCH bigger basis in canon.

#3 -- Oodles of stuff is overused in fanfiction and drives me nuts, but just as much crap is overused and I love it! It's all subjective. Luckily, we get a broad range of fiction to choose from.

[krossero.livejournal.com]

1. There're a few things that they pushed a bit too much, or completely didn't notice, that we fangirls see easily. (Then squee! and giggle about) Ex: In 'Cypher' I think: Blair asks Jim if he was telling the truth when he said that Blair 'did everything right last night'...0-0
2. Yeah, I was also surprised that it wasn't really used much in canon.
3. I agree! I really do love some of the stuff that's used a lot... *g*