Current mood:

Gobsmacked

Multiple interpretations of canon? In MY fandom?
Warnings for homophobia with a side of sexism and probably various other -isms that I'm not entirely sure I have a name for! Also, massive amounts of jaw-droppingly over-the-top condescension.

Alexds1 is a fan of original recipe Sherlock Holmes, which is the only version that matters! Alexds1 has a problem with adaptations of literary works. And people who enjoy those adaptations. And people who view those adaptations as legitimate works in their own right. And people whose interpretations of creative works differ from Alexds1's. But Alexds1 especially has a problem with anyone who dares to speculate about Sherlock Holmes's sexuality, which is spelled out totally unambiguously in the original source material!

It doesn't take long for the pwnage to begin.

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elektra3
2012-01-26 03:49 am UTC (link)

Yes, there's absolutely no way to interpret Holmes' feelings for Watson as anything other than totally, 100%, without-a-sliver-of-a-doubt platonic. You can read absolutely nothing into his freakout in "Three Garridebs," or his hilariously passive-aggressive "congratulations" at the end of "Sign of Four" when Watson tells him that he's getting married. There is nothing remotely suggestive about his comment that he's "lost without [his] Boswell," or how he refers to the Baker Street apartment as "our rooms" years after Watson moves out. There is absolutely no discernible subtext in how he refers to Watson as an "ideal helpmate" in "Blanched Soldier," or how shortly after that he jokingly-but-not-really complains about how Watson "deserted [him] for a wife," or how he generally cannot shut up about his BFF despite the fact that Watson is Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Story. Clearly, the slashers are all just frothing lunatics who are pulling slashy subtext out of thin air.

I'm glad we've cleared this up!

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rosehiptea
2012-01-26 09:51 am UTC (link)

I only read the original books and haven't seen any adaptations. (Not on purpose, just I live on a rock behind a waterfall or something.) And I don't exactly ship it myself (I have no good reason, just not my thing I guess) but it certainly isn't because I don't see where people are getting it. There's stuff all over the books and not only on Holmes's side.

And even when I don't see where people are getting certain ships, I refrain from acting like this guy about it. Wow, he's really ridiculous and homophobic about this whole thing.

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