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Femslash (also known as "f/f slash", "femmeslash", and "saffic"Lawrence, K. F.; Schraefel, M. C. (2006) Web Based Semantic Communities – Who, How and Why We Might Want Them in the First Place . Accessed 12 August 2007. The term is generally applied only to fanworks based on Western Fandom s; the nearest anime/manga equivalents are Yuri And Shōjo-ai fanfiction. Dictionary of Anime Fandom Lunaescence. Accessed 19 July 2007. TERMINOLOGY: VARIATIONS AND DEBATE A range of terms developed in different communities, including the following: Altfic This term arose in the '''' fandom, considered the first major femslash fandom, as an abbreviated portmanteau of the words "alternate" and " Fanfic ", to suggest an "alternate" (i.e. subtextual) reading of the relationship between Xena and Gabrielle. It remains largely specific to "Xena" fandom. Femslash, femmeslash, F/F slash and girlslash "Femslash", "femmeslash", "f/f slash" and "girlslash" mark out femslash as a distinct category of "slash". The equivalent terms ("boyslash", "manslash" and "m/m slash" or simply just "slash") are also used, but have not fallen into equal currency. Saffic This term, a punning portmanteau of Sapphic and Fan Fiction , arose as an attempt to assert the separate status of writing about women in a relationship instead of treating it as a subgenre of writing about men. The term is not generally applied to all fan writings about female/female pairings but to those which are seen as demonstrating a more consciously lesbian aesthetic perspective. Slash Some fans consider "slash" to refer to all same-sex pairings, not simply male/male and argue that it is unnecessary to use terms which distinguish same-sex fanfiction based on the gender of characters. However, many fans simply assume that slash is a male/male pairing; so, some authors simply use the term "slash", while others have more definite terms. Yuri Yuri is a term generally found in fanfiction about Anime or Manga, but it is spreading to other areas of fandom. Though it can be used by authors to encompass all female/female pairings, it is most likely to be found in the description of an M rated fiction. HISTORY Beginnings Dani Morin wrote the first known story to involve femslash, "Kismet", which was published in the '' Star Trek ''-focused magazine, '' Obsc’Zine '', in 1977. In the mid-1980s, femslash appeared again in the small ''Blake’s 7'' community, whose membership included Jane Carnell , Barbara Tennison , M.J. Dolan, and Bryn Lantry . As fan terminology became popular in the community, these female/female stories became known as ''f/f slash''. During the mid-to-late 1980s, some fandoms moved online in the form of university networks, Usenet , and mailing lists. Early influential themes Femslash drew inspiration from several themes derived from television programs. In 1997, '''' inspired a large femslash community; it attracted Americans who were not steeped in eastern or Japanese fannish cultural practices and helped create a larger femslash audience for anime shows that were gaining popularity in the United States, such as ''Card Captor Sakura'' and ''Revolutionary Girl Utena''. Eastern and western fandoms mixed to create a single femslash culture. Increase in popularity As attention grew, femslash material expanded into other fictional universes, and femslash became more acceptable. Writers from the older fandoms migrated to new fandoms, which had well-defined female characters, more than one attractive and interesting female character, or both. '' Smallville '', '' Battlestar Galatica '', '' Harry Potter '', '' Queen Of Swords '', '' South Of Nowhere '', '' The L Word '', '' Bad Girls '', and '' Firefly '' quickly gained femslash communities. Evolution to the present Free mailing list services (such as YahooGroups), archives (such as FanFiction.Net ), Blogs , and audio or video clips are common across fandoms, including femslash. However, femslash communities have not fully embraced Zines and Conventions , which are common in other fandoms. SEE ALSO
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