during that whole genfic that isn’t genfic fiasco today, i overlooked this reply to me

couple points here:

“it can’t be retroactively changed when it’s already part of the fandom lexicon”

i want a show of hands how many people know what the term lemon/lime means. no? how about the significance of whose name comes first in slash pairings?

see, that’s the thing about fandom. it grows with society. hell, i never see younguns refer to their m/m fic as slash fics anymore. it’s just… fic with queer romance. so YES, you CAN change old fandom lexicon. THATS HOW LANGUAGE WORKS

“you could call it hard gen […] but that’s not supernatural specific and you’ll have to clarify”

here are some suggestions:

bro bond genfic

winbro genfest

wingenfic

sam&dean genfest

and that was just off the top of my head. no clarification needed.

also hate to break it to ya but the suffix -cest comes from the word “incest”. w*incest shippers did not create the word “incest” and do not own it. slapping on -cest and acting like it makes it safe for general fandom consumption is not ok

LMAO i was looking for more info on this and i came across people being against it or confused even in 2012:

own your dark pair fics, my dudes