Here and there I see people saying, "Other than the slash it's awesome!" or, "Just ignore the slash.."

My question is (For the people who don't read slash), can you really enjoy a slash story by ignoring the pairing?

I never could, no matter how awesome the story may be. It's like this thing on the edge of your mind...I can't see how you can just "ignore it" and really be immersed. It's all or nothing.

Just wanted feedback.

 

I also can't read slash. Even if it's mild. I don't know why, but as you said it stays in my mind.

 

As long as harry or whoever the main character may be isn't involved in the fudge packing sure. But if Harry as much as hugs Malfoy the back button goes into action.

 

I liked a few slash stories, but they were all abandoned before slash became too suffocating. I have yet to find a slash story good enough to make me struggle through parts where Harry gets fufge-packed by the greaseball and such. I mean, most slash stories are filled with other stuff I don't like (emo crap, angst, abuse, good Snape and Draco), so it's not much of a loss anyway.

 

I can stand it if the slash is only background. If there are actual sex scenes then it's a definate no-no, but if the story is good enough I can handle it otherwise.

Of course, with most slash stories the author makes Harry such a pussy that it wouldn't be worth reading, even without the slash.

 

Malignant Objects is different though, as it's both het and slash.

 

No, I can't. I've tried. I made it to the fifth year of the Saving Conner series, but the slash bothered me the entire time. So did the emo!pussy!Harry stuff.

 

I agree and the majority of the slash writeres are witless teenage fangirls who only write their stories because they want to see Harry and Malfory get it on. This indicates that these stories usually are severely lacking in any form of plot or story and are therefore not worth the read anyway.
I've never actually (knowingly) read a slash fic before so I'm not a good judge but I can't imagine a sane person writing slash and an interesting story at the same time

 

I used to see the occasional Slash story worth reading, and I even made an attempt at the Saving Connor Series -- but then the series, like the rest of the Slashy Section of the Fandom had Emo, Pussy, Ultra-Weak! Harry falling desperately in love with Draco Malfoy and needing Snape as a Father Figure with redeemed Death Eaters all over the place.

I was not impressed.

I've stopped even trying to read M/M Slash -- I just skip the stories the second it either becomes apparent or I see it in the summary. I know there is well written slash out there somewhere, but I have yet to see it.

 

To be honest, i've never tried. And i don't think i ever want too, as i soon as i see any warning of Slash i just forget about that story. I don't really know if i could stand it or not, but i'm guessing not.

 

I can't read it, i tried but, i don't know why theres just something in me that blocks all tries to read it, and i gave up on trying

 

This was the only slash story I ever read http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1826556/1/ and it was very vague to where I could pass it by and like every indy harry story it was abandoned after summer

 

I really tried to read Slash because I always try to be open minded.
But I found they made the characters so weak and pathetic, that I just stopped bothering.
Also the people who wrote them had no idea about homosexuality, that it just pissed me off. I mean not every gay guy is emotionally pathetic.

I also read Femslash and found the same problem.

I mean these stories turned out to be stereotyping gay people, I mean not every homosexual guy is effeminate. Same as not all homosexual women are masculine.

Most of the slash fics are just as bigoted as a lot of the homophobic's I know.

Litha

 

I agree completly, slash writers tend to lose focus of their plot, if they even have a plot at all..

 

Only slash story I managed to read was Stealing Harry.

But I just skipped over those scenes.

Otherwise I cant stomach it. Like others said before me, it is badly written, lots of cliches and no plot.

 

I am with KANE on this one, as I have never tried.... and don't plan on trying.

 

You know, I actually thought about writing a slash story as my first HP fic. I wanted to see if I could write one well, that didn't suck (and without, mind you, turning people's stomachs with gross sex scenes and Pussy!Harry stuff), but I'm glad I didn't.

I liked Brokeback Mountain...but I would never want to read anything about Harry Potter jerking Severus Snape off...

(My slash story would've been a Remus/Sirius, though it would've focused more on their very strong friendship-that-borders-on-romance and it was the only pair that I wouldn't feel like a perv writing about.)

 

I can't deal with slash as the main pairing or Harry's pairing. If it's a pair of side characters than I don't mind reading it because you never really hear much about their private lives.

 

I just can't do it. I've tried with some stories that people say are truly exceptional, but I could never enjoy them. It's like there's something in the back of my mind whenever I'm reading it reminding me that two guys are going to be getting it on sometime soon. I doubt that I would be able to read the first chapter of a slash story. Whenever I see a scene with the two characters that are supposed to be gay, my imagination runs wild, and I kill the screen, immediately. There's nothing I can do about it...