I have to admit that I, like that second article's author, actually took a while to realise that there was a debate to be had, because a) I'm not straight, and b) I found slash fans long before queer ones who weren't also slash fans. I think I caught on when I was about 16-17. But yeah, it's an ongoing argument, and I think it will be for a long time. That poster has some good points, so I figured I'd try to spread the link around. ;3
Unfortunately, I only really became aware of Brian and Roger a short while ago, not being terribly entrenched in the Captain America books/fandom. I've always thought he was a likable character, but sometimes he is written more as a vehicle for American flag-waving and, well, I'm not American, so I suppose I have a somewhat lower threshold for it. (Meanwhile, that episode of X-Men: Evolution with him and Wolverine -- "Operation: Rebirth"? -- had me choking up at the end.) My point before I got sidetracked was that I wish I knew more about Union Jack II and the Destroyer, but I'm unlikely to find the pertinent issues.
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Date: 2008-06-15 10:15 am (UTC)Unfortunately, I only really became aware of Brian and Roger a short while ago, not being terribly entrenched in the Captain America books/fandom. I've always thought he was a likable character, but sometimes he is written more as a vehicle for American flag-waving and, well, I'm not American, so I suppose I have a somewhat lower threshold for it. (Meanwhile, that episode of X-Men: Evolution with him and Wolverine -- "Operation: Rebirth"? -- had me choking up at the end.) My point before I got sidetracked was that I wish I knew more about Union Jack II and the Destroyer, but I'm unlikely to find the pertinent issues.