Curious about this for awhile...

[saucyirishlass.livejournal.com]

It's been said in many places by different people that LKH's portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle is off. I know a bit more than just the basics - ah, the joys of reading - and can sort of inherently pick up that something isn't right with her depiction, but I can't really articulate it. I was just curious to hear from those who participate in the lifestyle, what they personally find offensive, frustrating, or just headdesk-worthy about LKH's portrayal. Perhaps they can help make it clearer to me why it feels amiss.

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[slayra.livejournal.com]

I actually just thought she... you know, had a general idea of how men have sex. It's not really that dificult to figure out even if you are a raging homophobic (which I don't believe she is... she is a little though). I mean, a woman who thinks that a few women kissing in the movie '300' is 'deviant sex' won't bear to see a gay movie or read gay erotica. Still, she could have seen bad gay movies and porn, I guess. But there are good gay movies around. Actually I think there is a comm just for gay film suggestions (slashyfilm, I think) and it would be perfect for her, lol. ^___^

Oh noes, the horror! I've read some great yaoi where the males were... males and one of them wasn't Nathaniel a girl with a penis, lol but there is a lot of yaoi like that. It annoys me to see that one of the males is like, 6 feet tall, all manly and the other one is 5 one and looks like a girl. I mean, it's a gay story... supposedly there are two males... :p
*giggles* LOL, LKH writing anime fanfiction... I reckon she would actually write it like that... a girly boy and a manly one. After all, many of her AB blokes are a bit feminine. Nathaniel is the ultimate bishounen, JC and his shirts (*snorts*). Asher is the only manly one (even if he is described as being 'pretty'). Oh, oh my!