I'm one of those multifandom types and one thing I find fascinating is how different fandoms label fics. Most are tending now towards labels/warnings for everything so that, as you note, gen fic with the slightest slash subtext gets a warning. It's something I personally really dislike. The only fandom I know that's stayed away from it so far is Girls Own, specifically the Chalet School fandom. Perhaps it's because it's very message board based (or my corner of it is) but we very rarely end up with warnings for anything unless it's going to be very triggery for people. It does leave a lot more space for subtext to play the same role as it does in the actual books.
*stops rambling*
AS someone who comes to fandom through a love of subtext it makes me sad that we tend to label ourselves so effectively subtext becomes text in our stories.
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I'm one of those multifandom types and one thing I find fascinating is how different fandoms label fics. Most are tending now towards labels/warnings for everything so that, as you note, gen fic with the slightest slash subtext gets a warning. It's something I personally really dislike. The only fandom I know that's stayed away from it so far is Girls Own, specifically the Chalet School fandom. Perhaps it's because it's very message board based (or my corner of it is) but we very rarely end up with warnings for anything unless it's going to be very triggery for people. It does leave a lot more space for subtext to play the same role as it does in the actual books.
*stops rambling*
AS someone who comes to fandom through a love of subtext it makes me sad that we tend to label ourselves so effectively subtext becomes text in our stories.