From: djheydt@kithrup.com

In article , Bill Swears   wrote:
>On 1/14/2015 11:13 AM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
>> In article , Bill Swears  
wrote:
>>>
>>> My daughter, on the other hand, has written some fanfic and hangs out at
>>> one the the fanfiction sites a fair amount.  I had a conversation with
>>> her that made me very uncomfortable the other day.  Apparently slash is
>>> short for gay pron fanfic.  I'm not sure where to go with this information.
>>
>> Yes, that phrase has been around since the sixties, and even I,
>> cloistered as I am, know about it.  The original usage was
>> "Kirk/Spock," meaning g.p.f about those two characters.  Talk
>> about wishful thinking.
>>
>I think that the source of the information is the most disturbing thing.
>  My fifteen year old daughter knows what slash is, is able to discuss
>it in general terms without blushing. Meanwhile her father is so intent
>on not blushing visibly that he's acting like his teleprompter is on a
>ten second delay.
>
>This situation is much worse than when you guys had to tell me that
>bestiality was to be taken literally, and wasn't a euphemism for doing
>it doggy style.  At least then I was able to take a day off and think
>about my answer before I had to reengage.
>
Well, Bill, you too appear to have to led a cloistered life.
Don't worry about it.

Don't worry about your daughter, either; she appears to have a
solid head on her shoulders.

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Dorothy J. Heydt
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