Mpreg

[dreamer_easy]

Serious defences of / praise for the genre welcome in response to this message - no flames or teasing, please, folks, I'm honestly interested. Anonymous posts OK for this one.

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[versaphile.livejournal.com]

Depends on if it's done for farce, smut, or plot purposes.

Farce is obvious: it's funny to see a guy get pregnant and deal with the accompanying physical and emotional changes. Also it's a bit of revenge. ;-)

Smut: well, it's a kink, innit? Plays well with a lot of cross-gender, body transformation, and other related areas of kink. Forbidden, wrong, yet strangely intriguing, as the saying goes.

Plot: In a way it's the ultimate realization of the gender-boundary smashing that is slash. Take the tendency for a top/bottom dynamic in a m/m pairing, where the bottom is very often the more passive/sensitive/geeky/"feminine" of the two. Combine that with the idea that a lot of the emotional side of slash is the creation of a romantic (even married) couple. What do couples do? They have children. The combination of the two lovers into a new life is that ultimate realization of love. In a way, it's only natural.

How's that?

[severa.livejournal.com]

Red Dwarf, "Parallel Universe". In this case Mpreg made absolute sense (sorta) and was amazing.

Oh, and Futurama when Kif was pregnant with Amy's babies.

Hmm...so the trend seems to be when it's done for comedic purposes and/or to comment on gender roles.

I just don't admit the obsession with it, and why every male character must find a way to get pregnant in fic. I suppose it's an area that a person needs to proceed with caution in, and like a lot of things needs to be done really well for it to work. Though once I had a dream where Archie Kennedy from the Hornblower movies was pregnant. ?.? ...God, and I think William was the other parent *buries face in hand*

[ashamel.livejournal.com]

So this isn't a new video format then?

David C
(As unhelpful as ever)

I do remember certain female commentators being quite upset with that Arnie movie, but can't say I have personal opinions one way or another. I wouldn't seek it out, which may not surprise you.