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Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 11:05:43am
Author: Lij
Author Host/IP: adsl-108-67-93-220.dsl.bltnin.sbcglobal.net / 108.67.93.220
Subject: Sherlock // Watson - from the 'rotten women' of China

The return of BBC's "Sherlock," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous sleuth and Martin Freeman as his sidekick Watson, has brought on a frenzy of fictionalized, romantic excitement in China. Young women there called "Fu Nv," from the Japanese word "Fujoshi" (literally translated to "rotten women"), identify as lovers of slash fiction arising from television, manga, and video games. Now, Holmes and Watson have caught their attention. The newfound popularity of the show has fueled the fan fiction craze, but has also brought up important questions about the level of acceptance for real-life gay relationships in China.

Women of China reports:
http://www.womenofchina.cn/html/womenofchina/report/168952-1.htm

Despite the fact that Fu Nv are mainly imagining the romantic relationship between men in unrealistic scenarios, it is an indirect implication that these young women can or are at least willing to accept homosexuality. They do not view romantic relationships between men as something against nature or wrong, they perceive it as something beautiful, romantic and even promote it.

Acceptance of homosexuality is a hot issue in the world today. It is worth noting that in countries where responses are noticeably different by gender, women are far more accepting of homosexuality than men, suggested by many social science studies. The rise of groups like "Fu Nv", in a way, reflects how young women in China are changing their opinions on such matters.
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Reminds me of someone's Ripper//Ethan slash-fixation.

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[> And the flip side of the coin... -- AurraSing, Wednesday, January 15, 11:22:06pm (d154-20-56-169.bchsia.telus.net/154.20.56.169)

Ali was reading tonight that the actress portraying Mary (Amanda Abbington, who is Martin Freeman's long time partner) has been getting death threats from rabid Sherlock slash fans incensed that her character invalidates their slashy theories about the crime fighting duo.

SIGH.


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[> [> Dang..... I would never have imagined that. -- Lij, Thursday, January 16, 06:59:30am (adsl-108-67-94-55.dsl.bltnin.sbcglobal.net/108.67.94.55)

I second your *sigh*


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