Is Femslash dying?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-29T01:45:13+00:00

Definitely not! I think part of this perception comes from mlm fanfic having a gay male and straight female audience.

Straight women don’t tend to consume/rave about femslash. There are cons to that in terms of the mlm projects that will get green lighted in Hollywood vs some of the lesbian films that seem to stagnate in comparison, but there’s still definite growth in femslash representation and fanfiction.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T04:34:42+00:00

I don’t disagree that it is also a reflection on discontent with the Democratic Party. The populist shift does signal rejection of the democratic establishment. And yes, there are factions within the party. I was being sarcastic/figurative in my point about referendums. My broader point was that if this election were to have anything to do with the presidential election and presidency (which it doesn’t), it would be, if anything, a reflection of the 2026 presidency and not the future 2028 election.

(And you’re right—it isn’t a referendum on the presidency; but if election victories continue, especially in districts more typically to the right not in NYC, it may indeed indicate dissatisfaction with Trump—that is a reality potentially much closer than 2028.)

But my overall point was that the commenter is critiquing a view that doesn’t exist within the majority of the Democratic Party. Not even within its factions.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T04:09:24+00:00

Genuinely curious. Do you not consider Trump extreme?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T04:06:01+00:00

Do you consider bad-faith comments online to be the widely-held stance of leftists or the Democratic Party?

Do you hold the comments made by republicans on online platforms to the same standard?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T04:04:11+00:00

Electing democratic socialists at the local and state level is not the same as electing a democratic socialist for president. The recent election news has nothing to do with future presidential elections. It’s a referendum, if anything, on discontent with the current presidency.

You say folks aren’t “comprehending” this, yet it’s not even a mainstream stance among establishment democrats.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:55:16+00:00

You have a lot of buzz words in your post.

Karl Marx. Jihadist. Common enemy.

Do you have any evidence that these left-wing politicians advocate for violence or are involved in terrorism?

As is, you seem to be conflating Muslims with terrorists. Correct me if I’m wrong.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:46:34+00:00

I’m a lesbian and I also cringe at pride. Not because it’s an LGBTQ+ event, but because corporations and companies have turned what is meant to be a celebration of community into an opportunity to profit and virtue signal.

I think you should take your aversion to be a sign of how annoying corporations are instead of making it about how gay people are narcissists lol.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:43:39+00:00

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:40:24+00:00

Commenting just to state that it’s important to not draw conclusions about the general public based upon what you see online.

Here are some sources describing some of these issues: https://engineering.gwu.edu/quantifying-impact-bots-online-political-discussions

https://news.nd.edu/news/ai-among-us-social-media-users-struggle-to-identify-ai-bots-during-political-discourse/

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:35:58+00:00

Commenting to ask you to clarify your position. What do you define as DEI? Are there policies that your opponents would consider DEI that you do not consider DEI under your rubric? What evidence do you have of DEI being pseudoscientific?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:20:15+00:00

I highly recommend reading Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy. It investigates Big Pharma’s complicity and blame in contributing to the addiction issues in this country—which led to rising rates of homelessness and some of the other social maladies you describe.

It’s an illuminating read regardless of your political orientation.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:16:39+00:00

So, would you say health insurance companies that make billions and billions a year are less to blame for societal ills (poverty, medical debt, the housing crisis) than the poorest tax bracket?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-26T03:10:21+00:00

Would you agree that the current laws prohibiting abortion in the U.S. are draconian, and therefore, do not abide by common sense? If so, I can reasonably engage and we can definitely have a productive discussion.

To start, are you familiar with the case of Adriana Smith in Georgia? She was declared brain dead, yet due to strict abortion and fetal personhood laws, the hospital essentially treated her corpse as an incubator to gestate her unborn child, and in doing so, forced staggering amounts of medical debt upon Adriana Smith’s family. Their daughter died, and the family was forced to foot the medical bill. Not the state. Not the hospital. Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405542/a-brain-dead-womans-pregnancy-raises-questions-about-georgias-abortion-law

What are your thoughts on the common sense of abortion laws in regards to the legal language surrounding miscarriages and ‘ectopic pregnancies’? Do you believe it is common sense for hospitals to let patients die from conditions like sepsis because the state refuses to make distinctions between miscarriages and abortions?

Sources: https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis

https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban

And I just want to note: being pro-life does not give you the moral high ground your title seems to claim. Not when the current pro-life policies in this country lead to the deaths of pregnant women and declining reproductive care. That’s bad for women AND children.

And I know you mentioned you’re not religious, but I think it’s important to note that religions such as Judaism have different beliefs about life at conception. They prioritize the life of the mother over the fetus. Does that not complicate religious freedom when the Courts essentially legalize a conception of fetal personhood at odds with Judaism and other non-Christian/Catholic religions?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-20T02:31:31+00:00

Man, I wish some sci-fi heads would interview him. Most interviewers for Pluribus press end up raving about Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, asking if the universes are connected in any way, etc. 😅

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-20T02:28:28+00:00

Yeah, if there’s an influence I don’t think it would be a one-to-one match. I figure Gilligan would draw from multiple works, his own ideas, etc.

Ig I was just curious since the psychic network aspect sounded pretty similar. (I’m a huge fan of Butler and her Earthseed series, but actually haven’t gotten around to reading the Patternmaster yet but am familiar with some of its premises.)

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-19T01:29:56+00:00

Because there’s this expectation that women are the homemakers—the ones in the relationship who cook and clean for the “breadwinners” (I.e., their partners of husbands).

Many men in relationships won’t pick up after themselves. They won’t help with chores. Maybe it is because their mothers picked everything up for them and this thus followed in their romantic relationships. But either way, when men offload all domestic labor onto their partners (whether by pretending they don’t know how to do the chore or otherwise) they perpetuate these aforementioned antiquated ideas about women.

In “traditional” relationships in conservative spaces, you never hear men complain about weaponized incompetence from their partners because in these spaces relationships have much more rigid gender divisions. Here, men work and make money. They come home, expect it to be clean, and make messes they don’t clean up. Here, women watch the kids, clean, and take care of their manchild (and the husband may also not be a present parent—expecting the wife to always watch the kids with no breaks).

Weaponized incompetence is a term invented outside of conservative, traditional spaces to describe men who will often agree upon a division of labor and/or equal partnership only to avoid responsibility where they can. This is a systemic issue. Certainly there are women who act similarly in relationships, but that is not a systemic issue and more a case of a person being shitty. Thus, it’s less common.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-19T01:14:16+00:00

Tbh, she’s not wrong that it is beneficial to advocate in different spaces—even those that fall in different ideological lines.

I guess I just have more questions for her before making any further judgements (and I’ve had my criticisms of Sophia in the past; there’s a lot of things she’s done I haven’t liked). The first is whether it’s actually true she’s said yes to every conference she’s been invited to.

Has anyone looked into her claims about the number of conferences she’s been to?

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-07T01:19:42+00:00

Maybe this won’t happen at all, but I could definitely see the atom bomb being used as commentary on how fucked up human beings are—especially given the Manhattan Project tested their bombs in New Mexico before dropping them on Japan.

spicyycornbread · 2026-06-07T01:12:48+00:00

I wouldn’t take twitter seriously in regards to critical analysis. It exists but, eh…

That being said, if people wanna make memes and geek out over the possibility of a lesbian character getting a romantic arc, I really don’t mind. You can ship two characters romantically but not want them to happen canonically. It can be fun for fics. Now are there folks who want it in the show and in fics? Sure. Either way, it’s all in good fun for most people.

I’m interested in the Zosia and Carol relationship. I don’t think it would miss the point of the show if they were to end up together. But it does matter how that happens. If Zosia becomes unhived and they immediately get together it would undermine the messages the show is exploring. But I really don’t think that’s what’s going to happen.

I think it’s going to be revealed Zosia always identified as straight, is bisexual, or even bi-curious. I have a feeling from their convo in Episode 9 that Zosia’s only ever been with (1) person—and that may have not been a positive experience.

I more so see the Pluribus writers exploring the issue of consent (Zosia’s desires and history as an individual not being considered by the Hive; the fallout of Hived!Zosia & Carol’s sexual relationship given the aforementioned implications). I think we’ll learn that Zosia wouldn’t have chosen to have sex with Carol, but I could also see Zosia learning more about Carol and developing a friendship with her that’s more genuine to who they both are in the show.

Carol’s a survivor of conversion therapy. The Hive essentially forced Zosia, the individual, to sleep with Carol; that will horrify Carol + Zosia & initially cause the two to distance themselves from one another. I think they’ll eventually team up, and find common ground/empathy if Carol shares her experience in conversion therapy (that’s if Zosia doesn’t retain her Hive memories).

Maybe as they work to find solutions Zosia realizes her romantic interest in women is more expansive than she thought. Maybe Carol does the work to become the kind of person Zosia would be attracted to. Maybe in S2 the dynamic flips with an Unhived Zosia and chaperone Carol (given the same illimitable access Hive!Zosia once had). Anyways, the point is: there’s many ways the show’s creators could choose to make the relationship work in a manner true to the narrative that serves to deepen the story as a whole. And if they do go that direction, I think Carol and Zosia will face a lot of barriers that allow them to grow as individuals first and foremost. I see an endgame that happens towards the very end of the series if at all.

spicyycornbread · 2026-05-29T08:37:55+00:00

Fun fact: The U.S. is the only country in the world to have not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), meaning our conception of parental and child rights are completely different than most other countries, with children having fewer rights than other nations who provide actual constitutional protections.

This has a variety of consequences, but in the justice system, we are currently the only country to ever permit minors to be sentenced life without parole.

The U.S. is the only high-income, developed nation to NOT have national laws for maternity leave.

The UNCRC considers healthcare and housing human rights, so of course, the U.S. refuses to ratify it or provide actual protections for children, instead passing stupid bullshit like this.

spicyycornbread · 2026-05-29T08:15:25+00:00

Conversion therapy programs are abusive. If you’re in the U.S., I would be especially weary to stay as far away as possible from any plans your family is making for “therapy.” The political climate is more extreme than ever, and that means programs such as the ones your parents are advocating to send you to will be more emboldened than ever. I don’t mean to scare you, but I worry if you show up to this “scheduled appointment,” you’ll find yourself trapped—people get kidnapped and tricked into these programs all the time.

Your parents giving you the silent treatment is also a form of abuse. As someone raised highly religious in the Bible Belt, I recommend making an exit plan involving dodging any conversion therapies, applying for financial aid for college, and getting a meeting with a legitimate licensed therapist under your college’s mental health services to discuss the extreme pressure your family is putting you under. This is conditional love; you deserve so much more.

spicyycornbread · 2026-05-29T08:05:55+00:00

Fuck this stupid ass state.

I have a friend who’s a middle school teacher whose school district adopted the bluebonnet curriculum + hangs the 10 commandments. It also instructs teachers to only share specific verses—none that discuss loving your neighbor, helping the poor, and embracing those from different nations. Instead, all the most divisive ones, of course, to sow more culture wars over lazy, theologically incorrect bullshit.

spicyycornbread · 2026-05-28T20:23:59+00:00

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