The Art Commune Reading Circle
Hello nice friends! If any lurkers are not sure what a reading circle is, here is the original thread: Reading Circles This particular one is centered around stories that may not be easily able ...
Forum Discussion
"AdamsEve1231;14927925" wrote:"CathyTea;14924853" wrote:
I've been thinking about Data from Star Trek: Next Generation all afternoon in relationship to this conversation. One of the things that I love about non-human/human friendships is that they often include an plum element: Data (though fully functioning and designed to please) is plum. He is capable of love and tenderness and deep caring. And he discovers that he longs for some people's company and friendship, and all the while, he's not sexually drawn towards them. I really like this dynamic, and it seems to me to be one of the interesting archetypes that these types of friendships can follow.
Since I tend to be somewhere on the plum spectrum myself, I feel like I learn so much from these relationships.
Edit: Oh, I love the censor! What joy to be "somewhere on the plum spectrum!"
I love Data. Star Trek Next Gen is my favorites of all the different series. I definitely need to keep his friendships in mind when writing. I both love and ache for him when he desires deeply to be human because he wants to be accepted and understood. I think this is true of all humans and I like how this translates into a universal message here.
Lol about plum. I'm having a fun time trying to figure out the multiple words that could be the "plummed" one. :)
If you quote, you can see the words that were censored... or wait, maybe not! Used to be you could. The censored word is a.sexual. (and since it means those who aren't sexually attracted to others, I can never figure out why that word is plummed! What's there to censor about not being sexually attracted to others? I guess maybe the deviance from the norm?)
