GenderBenders?

[MooMooJuice]

I really dislike gender bending. My friend and I were talking about it not too long ago.

She especially hates it because it pops up a lot in one of her favourite pairings. Least to say we can find it quite annoying.


I did read a fanfic where one of the characters changed gender. But it was a temporary thing, so somehow that didn't bother me. I guess because the character himself didn't change and run around in a skirt and do... other girly things.
I dunno, I guess it was a pretty good fic. Possible one of the longest fictions I've read that I actually held an interest to until the end.  

[eartianwerewolf]

yes a lot depends on the author. some ppl just throw something together....  

[Ichikage Kira]

Honestly I prefer the original gender, but sometimes opposite can be very........intriging.  

[Your_Gaurdian_Angel92]

A lot of the time i call cop out but in a few cases the gender bending was done well so it actually was a good story.  

[Lucinacia]

I tend to call cop out because the people who write a lot of these genderbending stories, tend to have all hetero stories.

It's like they're ashamed to actually like a yaoi/yuri couple. So I don't read them at all(I know...terrible of me, but when a person actually says they don't like yaoi/yuri....and then they write this story?).

But that's just my two-cents. x:  

[civiliandata]

If it's written well, it's hot as hell.

The best is when both characters are gender bent.  

[protecterofelements]

when you sometimes read Naruto fanfiction and they turn Naruto into a girl or he was a girl but got changed into a boy to avoid some s*xual abuse some of them are good but i find that a lot of them aren't  

[Lady Gyrfalcon]

civiliandata

If it's written well, it's hot as hell.

The best is when both characters are gender bent.

This. I think for me, if there's genderbending, it has to be both characters in the pairing, otherwise it does seem like a cop-out.

I like the AUs where everyone is the opposite gender... I find them fascinating.  

[St0lenFayth]

Granted I like traditional yaoi but I think its more of the point they're trying to make in that situation (Anime, manga, etc.) Mostly though I'm not bothered with it.  

[Lunalover009]

I love gender blending especially on Naruto he makes such a good girl!!! whee

I also love this new Manga called 1/2 Ojiu or 1/2 prince it's a really good gender blender about a girl who plays a guy in an online game.  

[FagCake]

The Cake Delicious says:
I generally don't like people messing with something I like as is. But I'm not subject to change easily.

If it's supposed to be a girl, leave her a girl.
If it's supposed to be a guy, leave him a guy.

But some artists can pull it off really well, so I never know.

 

[Broken Hearted Hiei]

Lady Gyrfalcon

I like the AUs where everyone is the opposite gender... I find them fascinating.

hee hee, sounds like the one I was working on <3  

[black moon girl]

Don't like 'em. Came across one series that was labled as a "gender bender" the dude had flippin breasts....-______-; I'm fine with the whole crossdresser/looking like a girl kind of thing but I still want to look at two dudes not a guy and a sheman.....>.>;;;  

[protecterofelements]

sometimes it's cool sometimes it's just annoying  

[JeiMuze]

I like gender bending in stories (most of the time). Sometimes, the story can be stupid though.