I think it could be less to do with their gender and more to do with the characters themselves. For instance, I have no problem seeing Ace calling men and women any number of bizarre terms of endearment. But Rimmer, not so much. I can't see him ever calling anyone, man or woman, something like "babe".
I really like with Lister and Rimmer when they call each other by their first names. For them (well, certainly for Rimmer) that seems like a far more intimate and vulnerable thing to say than any generic term of endearment. Although for sure I can also imagine Lister calling Rimmer "darlin'" or somesuch in the right situation.
I also like how their most commonly used insults against each other can become affectionate when written right, in the right situation.
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Date: 2010-11-01 04:26 pm (UTC)I really like with Lister and Rimmer when they call each other by their first names. For them (well, certainly for Rimmer) that seems like a far more intimate and vulnerable thing to say than any generic term of endearment. Although for sure I can also imagine Lister calling Rimmer "darlin'" or somesuch in the right situation.
I also like how their most commonly used insults against each other can become affectionate when written right, in the right situation.