Discussion prompt

[amaresu]

Provided by el_staplador

Class differences in femslash. Some of my favourite rarefandom pairings, particularly in Shakespeare and opera, feature a lady and her maid. Or think about Gwen/Morgana in Merlin, or Jenny/Madame Vastra in Doctor Who. What are others' experiences with writing or reading class inequalities?




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[dharma_slut]

I have a snippet that features an upper-middle-class woman with lots of unexamined privilege and a nearly-homeless woman who has been living on her wits for quite a while. Class differences aren't as obvious in modern day America, but they do exist... my poorer woman has to balance the security of living with someone who doesn't mind giving her a bit of financial support, have to worry about money, with the sometimes insulting assumptions her partner makes. And they do love each other.