#fandom problem 4493

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Fandom Problem #4493:

Genderbend discourse is a clusterfuck as it is, but when people get mad when someone's genderbend design changes the body type AT ALL, or their style AT ALL, citing it as enforcing stereotypes or overgeneralizing body types.

There's no point in pretending there are NO differences between men and women AT ALL, otherwise what would even be the point of trans people transitioning? I know not ALL trans people care to transition the same way or even transition at all, but most will take steps to change things, like their clothes, hair, and body. So WHY do we have to pretend is genderbending is in any way offensive again?

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by Diablotsy

Life hasn't been easy on Lucas and when he was left alone his only solution was to keep going, hoping something will come shake his life. Something did but not something he had expected or wanted.

It's not always easy to explain why you still look 18 when most people around you grow old and live their lives normally. So Lucas doesn't tell. He keeps it for himself that he hasn't found his soulmate yet and so couldn't age. It's 2019, Lucas decides to go back to university, looking 18 and fitting in the crowd just right. The problem? Lucas was born in 1951.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English

Fandoms: SKAM (France)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lucas Lallemant, Eliott Demaury, Le Gang - Character, Mika, Imane Bakhellal

Relationships: Eliott Demaury/Lucas Lallemant

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Slow Burn, Sort Of, Keeping hope, Drama, finding each other, Fluff

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by deadto27

Bucky Barnes is the last eligible omega left in his town after Thanos takes out half of the world’s population. The government puts in place a mating programme to find compatible alphas and omegas and bring them together, with the hope of increasing the population. Only Bucky's not interested in being someone's omega. Not until he meets Steve. But Steve's not one of the alphas in the programme. He's his bodyguard.

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When Bucky woke that morning, it was with a sense of dread. He jerked awake instead of waking slowly, and immediately tapped his phone to confirm the date, a part of him hoping he’d somehow gone back in time in his sleep. But no, there it was. March tenth. His twenty-third birthday.

It wasn’t the fact that it was his birthday that was the problem. His birthday didn’t mean much anymore, having become just another day over the past few years. No, the problem was today was the official day he would start choosing an alpha. An alpha he didn’t want or have any desire for.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, AU, But the snap happened, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Steve Rogers, Omega Bucky Barnes, Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Bodyguard Steve Rogers, No Mpreg but Mpreg implied, Slow Burn, omega rights, Matchmaking, Baker Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt Bucky Barnes, A little bit Romeo and Juliet going on, Forbidden Love

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Doing the Unstuck

by TempeTot

This is a different take on the A/B/O dynamic, emphasizing true love, self-control, and consent.

Denki Kaminari is a go-getter and highly accomplished professional hero. Kaminari's secret to success? Staying single. Kaminari is completely uninterested in having children or acquiring a mate...EVER.

Being the shining star he is, his boss partners him to train newer heroes in the agency who work the night shift. One day, Kaminari is assigned a new partner: Hitoshi Shinsou. They click; they have the same opinion about not wanting children, the same nihilistic attitude society, and the same distaste toward 'mating forever' or marriage. They even love the same kinds of music and movies.

The only problem is, after Kaminari and Shinsou become close, they realize that Kaminari is an omega, and Shinsou is an alpha, which sends shockwaves through their relationship.

Will Kaminari and Shinsou have to compromise who they are and surrender to traditional roles to be together, or is there another way?

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Shinsou Hitoshi, Kaminari Denki

Relationships: Kaminari Denki/Shinsou Hitoshi

Additional Tags: Omegaverse, A/B/O, Romance, Awkward Romance, Size Difference, Top Shinsou Hitoshi, Bottom Kaminari Denki, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Omega, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Consent, Alternate Universe - Romantic Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Friends to Lovers, Partners to Lovers, Fluff and Smut, Omega Kaminari Denki, Alpha Shinsou Hitoshi

source http://archiveofourown.org/works/23013136

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The Last Omega

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by deadto27

Bucky Barnes is the last eligible omega left in his town after Thanos takes out half of the world’s population. The government puts in place a mating programme to find compatible alphas and omegas and bring them together, with the hope of increasing the population. Only Bucky's not interested in being someone's omega. Not until he meets Steve. But Steve's not one of the alphas in the programme. He's his bodyguard.

-----

When Bucky woke that morning, it was with a sense of dread. He jerked awake instead of waking slowly, and immediately tapped his phone to confirm the date, a part of him hoping he’d somehow gone back in time in his sleep. But no, there it was. March tenth. His twenty-third birthday.

It wasn’t the fact that it was his birthday that was the problem. His birthday didn’t mean much anymore, having become just another day over the past few years. No, the problem was today was the official day he would start choosing an alpha. An alpha he didn’t want or have any desire for.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, AU, But the snap happened, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Steve Rogers, Omega Bucky Barnes, Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Bodyguard Steve Rogers, No Mpreg but Mpreg implied, Slow Burn, omega rights, Matchmaking, Baker Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt Bucky Barnes, A little bit Romeo and Juliet going on, Forbidden Love

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2xmK8i6

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Behind the Music

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by Shahrazad

"The music business is a wonderful business, but you need to learn how to play the game. Learn how to beat the game. Because the business ain’t fair. It never was designed to be fair. If you want to be on top, and stay on top, pay attention and pick your battles—that’s important."

Set in 1960s/1990s NYC

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/25, Language: English

Fandoms: Glee

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Mercedes Jones, Santana Lopez, Sam Evans, Tina Cohen-Chang, David Karofsky, Emma Pillsbury, Artie Abrams, Finn Hudson, Sue Sylvester, Original Characters, Rory Flanagan, Quinn Fabray, Brittany S. Pierce, Kurt Hummel, Brody Weston, Kitty Wilde, Marley Rose, The Warblers, New Directions, The Troubletones

Relationships: Sam Evans/Mercedes Jones, Santana Lopez/Brittany S. Pierce, Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray/Finn Hudson, past Quinn Fabray/Noah Puckerman, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - 1960s, music business, Drama, 1990s, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period-Typical Racism, Period-Typical Sexism, Minor Character Death, Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll, Secret Relationship, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Recreational Drug Use, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Everyone Has Issues, Publicity, POV Multiple, Relationship Problems, Anti-miscegenation

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The Last Omega

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by deadto27

Bucky Barnes is the last eligible omega left in his town after Thanos takes out half of the world’s population. The government puts in place a mating programme to find compatible alphas and omegas and bring them together, with the hope of increasing the population. Only Bucky's not interested in being someone's omega. Not until he meets Steve. But Steve's not one of the alphas in the programme. He's his bodyguard.

-----

When Bucky woke that morning, it was with a sense of dread. He jerked awake instead of waking slowly, and immediately tapped his phone to confirm the date, a part of him hoping he’d somehow gone back in time in his sleep. But no, there it was. March tenth. His twenty-third birthday.

It wasn’t the fact that it was his birthday that was the problem. His birthday didn’t mean much anymore, having become just another day over the past few years. No, the problem was today was the official day he would start choosing an alpha. An alpha he didn’t want or have any desire for.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, AU, But the snap happened, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Steve Rogers, Omega Bucky Barnes, Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Bodyguard Steve Rogers, No Mpreg but Mpreg implied, Slow Burn, omega rights, Matchmaking, Baker Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt Bucky Barnes, A little bit Romeo and Juliet going on, Forbidden Love

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2xmK8i6

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The Last Omega

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2xmK8i6

by deadto27

Bucky Barnes is the last eligible omega left in his town after Thanos takes out half of the world’s population. The government puts in place a mating programme to find compatible alphas and omegas and bring them together, with the hope of increasing the population. Only Bucky's not interested in being someone's omega. Not until he meets Steve. But Steve's not one of the alphas in the programme. He's his bodyguard.

-----

When Bucky woke that morning, it was with a sense of dread. He jerked awake instead of waking slowly, and immediately tapped his phone to confirm the date, a part of him hoping he’d somehow gone back in time in his sleep. But no, there it was. March tenth. His twenty-third birthday.

It wasn’t the fact that it was his birthday that was the problem. His birthday didn’t mean much anymore, having become just another day over the past few years. No, the problem was today was the official day he would start choosing an alpha. An alpha he didn’t want or have any desire for.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, AU, But the snap happened, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Steve Rogers, Omega Bucky Barnes, Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Bodyguard Steve Rogers, No Mpreg but Mpreg implied, Slow Burn, omega rights, Matchmaking, Baker Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt Bucky Barnes, A little bit Romeo and Juliet going on, Forbidden Love

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2xmK8i6

[damnfandomproblems]

Reply to 4493:

I think it's that most differences between men and women come from centuries of different socialization rather than innate natural differences. And even the "innate natural differences" can be very fluid because of stuff like PCOS, Klinefelter syndrome, etc. And trans people are able to (for lack of better words) medically transition (HRT, top/bottom surgery, etc).

With that being said, how one genderbends a character can be a mixed bag. Personally I've never been a fan of stuff like "sexualization differences" in genderbending. For example, when a male character is genderbent to female and so they make her outfit a skimpier and more revealing version of the original otherwise basic outfit. Or vice versa for when genderbending female characters to male, and they make his outfit a more basic version of her original skimpy outfit.

I never liked that, never will, and I think it's a major reason why people don't like genderbends, because such changes seem so silly. I don't condone harassing artists over it, just that it's understandable why people don't like it.

But I do understand that there may be some nuanced reasons for why a genderbend might make the character vastly different. For example, Johnny Bravo. His character is based heavily on masculine stereotypes of being macho, buff, a cocky womanizer, etc. So how would a female version of that work? Some might give her the exact same traits as the original to see how Johnny's behaviors would look on a female character. And even in that situation, some might have her be a lesbian while others might have her go after men that way instead. But many others might make her based more on very feminine stereotypes to explore how a female Johnny Bravo might have been differently socialized.

Miguel O'Hara is another example. Some might make the female version less buff because they're horny. Some might keep her as buff because of the original's fighting style being very upper-body-based. Some might make her less buff because they think a female version might develop a different fighting style.

My point is that there are situations where genderbending a character can be a lot more complex than just "men and women aren't much different from each other" or "men and women have differences".

Posting since this is a response to a previous problem.

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Worth the Wait

by Diablotsy

Life hasn't been easy on Lucas and when he was left alone his only solution was to keep going, hoping something will come shake his life. Something did but not something he had expected or wanted.

It's not always easy to explain why you still look 18 when most people around you grow old and live their lives normally. So Lucas doesn't tell. He keeps it for himself that he hasn't found his soulmate yet and so couldn't age. It's 2019, Lucas decides to go back to university, looking 18 and fitting in the crowd just right. The problem? Lucas was born in 1951.

Words: 4493, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English

Fandoms: SKAM (France)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lucas Lallemant, Eliott Demaury, Le Gang - Character, Mika, Imane Bakhellal

Relationships: Eliott Demaury/Lucas Lallemant

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Slow Burn, Sort Of, Keeping hope, Drama, finding each other, Fluff

source http://archiveofourown.org/works/23065465