A rant for lycoris

[tallulahgs]

Personally, I find Caspian/Eustace slash a shocking blight on the Narnia fandom and a sad reflection of the slash-lover's grip on the fan world today. I find it an objectionable pairing because it invalidates CS Lewis's way in which we are meant to perceive Eustace.

It has already been stated that Eustace comes from a progressive family where they approve of fresh air, teetotalism and vegetarianism. He is also encouraged to read and understand about real life. Lewis demonstrates how Eustace rebels against these ideas by being converted by the magical world of Narnia.

I argue that Eustace's parents Harold and Alberta could quite well be pro-homosexuality - it would go with their progressive and atheistic outlook. Therefore associating slash with Eustace's CONVERSION is quite, quite wrong.

Every time you write Caspian/Eustace slash, God kills another centaur. Please, think of the centaurs.


Hmm... I think I just argued that CS Lewis was a homophobe... damn!

Comments

[fox-in-sand.livejournal.com]

that makes a lot of sense, i love Narnia to unbelievable extents, but am always uncomfortable with eustace rebelling against values which i think are Good, to join what in Narnia is the Good. i think i can only continue to adore narnia if i wilfully ignore the messages which cs lewis has obviously put in there as i don't particularly like them, and i'm not that comfortable ignoring them... argh! they were brilliant when i was too young to know they were christian propanganda!

[jenova12.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....I really like C.S. Lewis and my fav book was a tie between "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardorbe" and "The Magician's Nephew". Why is "The Last Battle" a nasty book?

[lycoris.livejournal.com]

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Thank you. :) I think you just argued CS Lewis was a homophobe too. :)