(implying that a man is sexually aggressive or promiscuous is very often a compliment rather than an insult.) sad and true. The same behaviour gets a negative association on females and a positive on males. Probably it's not so bad that the terms start to get mixed up.
I note that in slash these 'feminine' insults are usually applied to a male character who's being portrayed in the stereotypically female role. And then I kind of weep for humanity. :/ Yes, that was why i was posting the question, because while I sometimes like the whole powerplay thing, I don't like it associated with gender stereotypes. This just tends to put me off and then I thought that maybe it was rather my sexist translation/interpretation than the actual meaning.
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Date: 2008-05-21 10:12 pm (UTC)sad and true. The same behaviour gets a negative association on females and a positive on males. Probably it's not so bad that the terms start to get mixed up.
I note that in slash these 'feminine' insults are usually applied to a male character who's being portrayed in the stereotypically female role. And then I kind of weep for humanity. :/
Yes, that was why i was posting the question, because while I sometimes like the whole powerplay thing, I don't like it associated with gender stereotypes. This just tends to put me off and then I thought that maybe it was rather my sexist translation/interpretation than the actual meaning.