Fifty Shades Final Update (I mean it this time)

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

Right. That's it. No more. Finito.


http://archiveofourown.org/works/2408453/chapters/6032564

Comments

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

Your argument is based on the assumption that just because society has moved forward in one respect with regards to sexuality that it will have automatically moved on in all respects, which I don't think necessarily holds true. Even today, in places where gay marriage is legal and there are high-profile same-sex couples, S&M generally remains something secretive and shameful, so your argument doesn't really hold up. Also, I'd like to point out that just because homosexuality is more widely accepted in this fic it doesn't mean they are living in a prejudice-free utopia where 'anything goes'. There are references in both this story and the first one that highlight that although homosexuality is less of an issue in this setting, it is still an issue. Lister is initially quick to deny any homosexual leaning and Rimmer initially won't publicly acknowledge ANY sexual interest at all. He only 'comes out' when he's already made the decision to marry Lister, so he knows it's all or nothing. It's not a decision he takes lightly.

I would also point out that even in today's society there are openly gay couples who are out and proud but probably still wouldn't want the exact details of their sex life made public - whether the details are kinky or boring. It's one thing to be open about who you're having sex with but something else entirely to be open about exactly how you like to have sex with them. So I don't think you can directly correlate the two things as 'if that's ok, then why not that?'. Society is full of illogical conflicting social constructs so why should the future be any different?

But if you want the short answer - because it's my story and I say so ;-)