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[opusculasedfera]

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Also, I was talking to someone about how fond I am of Confused Boners as a character dynamic, and became annoyed that there isn't a female version. Confused Vagina sounds like what happens after Suddenly A Girl, Confused Vaginal Feelings sounds like a fakey old-school medical term for being a lesbian, and Confused Vaginal Secretions sounds like you might have a yeast infection, but you're not sure. It doesn't really work any better with assorted other euphemisms for ladybits. Confused Cunt sounds like something you'd get shouted at you in traffic, and Confused Box sounds like a character on a children's tv show. Goddamnit, I just want some nice femslash with women who are not sure if want (though, preferably, who confused for other reasons than the gender presentation of their romantic interest. So many options, guys! I have read about them all in the dudeslash! We can do this!)


And a joke, that has been cracking me up all over tumblr, and which is delightfully text-specific so I can't annoy people with it in meatspace:

How do you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?
Ask them to pronounce “unionized”

I hope this makes you giggle as it did me.

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[inkstone]

How do you tell the difference between a chemist and a plumber?
Ask them to pronounce “unionized”

XD

[opusculasedfera]

:3

[kerithwyn]

Now I am sad "confused boners" is not a tag on AO3.

[opusculasedfera]

I'm kind of shocked that it isn't! I use it all the time to talk about that trope, and I'm not sure I've seen another name for it, or anyone who didn't know what I meant when I started talking about someone's Confused Boner.

I should check TV Tropes, but I'm not sure I've got the time. *g*

[kerithwyn]

I had a moment, then fled. *g* I think this is as close as it gets:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StupidSexyFlanders -- and related tropes.

[opusculasedfera]

True, though I think of that as one aspect or example of it? For me, Confused Boner describes any moment where you're into it, but surprised by being into it, or not sure exactly what you're into about the situation. (Plus a little resistance, which is why it's a confused rather than a surprised boner.) So it could be dudes if you don't think you're into dudes, but also someone of your preferred gender presentation doing something you didn't previously think of as sexy and aren't necessarily sure you should.

[monanotlisa]

Makes me giggle like a loon every time I read it, yo.

[opusculasedfera]

I love it!