I agree with you, btw, about feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of post-Winter Soldier movie fic. I'm writing one too--because I love feral, weaponized boys in need of rescuing as much as you do ;)--but for the first time in years (ever, in fandom?) I'm worried that I'm getting it wrong and no one will like it. Or no one will read it, with the glut of similar fic out there.
But! To actually respond to your comment, I appreciate your happiness on my niece's behalf. :) I'm looking forward to talking with her about the movie when I visit in May.
My hypothesis about the prevalence of men being the ones H in need of C is that women are culturally taught (in all cultures) to be the comforters and caretakers, whereas men are the protectors and providers. I think, therefore, that it becomes an automatic response to want to see a favorite (male) character in a position to be comforted and taken care of.
You also have a good point about how often women are portrayed as helpless in fiction. I certainly don't want to add to that, but honestly I find slinging hell at the men far more interesting. It might be a way to level the field, as it were, just as it's been suggested that so many het female writers find slash satisfying because there is not automatic M/f patriarchal power dynamic.
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27/4/14 02:38 (UTC)I agree with you, btw, about feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of post-Winter Soldier movie fic. I'm writing one too--because I love feral, weaponized boys in need of rescuing as much as you do ;)--but for the first time in years (ever, in fandom?) I'm worried that I'm getting it wrong and no one will like it. Or no one will read it, with the glut of similar fic out there.
But! To actually respond to your comment, I appreciate your happiness on my niece's behalf. :) I'm looking forward to talking with her about the movie when I visit in May.
My hypothesis about the prevalence of men being the ones H in need of C is that women are culturally taught (in all cultures) to be the comforters and caretakers, whereas men are the protectors and providers. I think, therefore, that it becomes an automatic response to want to see a favorite (male) character in a position to be comforted and taken care of.
You also have a good point about how often women are portrayed as helpless in fiction. I certainly don't want to add to that, but honestly I find slinging hell at the men far more interesting. It might be a way to level the field, as it were, just as it's been suggested that so many het female writers find slash satisfying because there is not automatic M/f patriarchal power dynamic.