"Sublimated homosociability"

[anteros_lmc]

There's an ineresting wee article titled A case of Holmesophobia? in the Grauniad today on the "sublimated homosociability" of the new Sherlock Holmes film. Now I haven't seen the film and I'm unlikely to as cinema trips belong to my life BC (Before Children), however blackhound and sarlania have both commented on the slashiness of the film and I'm quite happy to take their word for it!

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[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I seem to rememeber I picked up my first Sherlock Holmes novel after reading a book about homosexuality in the 19thC, Holmes was a major talking point in it.

I was hoping to the see the film this Friday but events seem to be conspring against me and it looks like I will be babysitting my father's 10 month old Alsatian instead.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I can't remember if I've actually read any Conan Doyle or not. I have a I sneaking feeling I have but I can't remember which one.

Talking of "sublimated homosociability" *points to esmerelda_t's icon* ;)

I will be babysitting my father's 10 month old Alsatian instead.
Eek! Hope he can hold his spirits better than Bartholemew!

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I'm up to Hound of the Baskervilles which I got for Christmas and is in the pile of doom, I quite enjoy them, the mysteries themselves are a bit rubbish mind you, it's the Holmes/Watson dynamic that makes them IMO.

Eek! Hope he can hold his spirits better than Bartholemew!

Maybe if I give him enough he'll go to sleep instead of following me around like a, well, puppy. :P

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

You have a pile of doom too?! Glad it's not just me! I must add CD to my own pile. He can languish there under Alan Turing.

[sarlania.livejournal.com]

Interesting article indeed! Thanks for sharing. =)

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the article! I have to say I found the film quite slashy too, but then I have always found Holmes and Watson to be rather slashy so I was never quite sure how much of that was my interpretation.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Btw if you haven't already followed the link in the article to the bromance blog post, its also worth a look. Quite entertaining.