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SpyMoose
01-16-04, 03:49 PM
In fan fiction, what do the terms "Slash" and "Yaoi" mean? Now I THINK I know what they mean, but I'm not certain, so I need some nerds more depraved than myself to clear this up for me.

BigBlueHead
01-16-04, 03:52 PM
As far as I know, it's something along these lines:

The term Slash comes from the slash between two names, like Kirk/Spock. A Slash story refers to a story of a romantic encounter between two characters.

Yaoi refers to manga/anime which depicts boys having sex with each other as the focus of the narrative.

BUT I'm not exactly an expert in this field, so others may correct me.