BSO
| Synonyms: | Beloved Sex Object, Beloved Slash Object, Beautiful Slash Object, Batterable Sex Object, Bright Shiny Object |
| See also: | OTP, OT3, OT4, Hurt/Comfort |
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BSO is a term referring to the object of fannish sexual attention, or obsession, though there is some debate as to what the acronym actually stands for.
Definitions
- Beloved Sex Object (This seems to have been popular in a certain segment of fandom in the mid-to late 1990s).
- Beloved/Beautiful Slash Object (This seems to be a slash-specific version of the above.)
- Batterable Sex Object (...and the Hurt/Comfort junkies weigh in.)
- Bright Shiny Object (There was a recs page by this name, which gave rise to the strong association with BSO.)
- Beloved Significant Other
Many people weighed in on these and others in a poll on Cesperanza's LiveJournal.
Others use BSO to refer to their current fandom or obsession, rather than a specific character/person. In this case, it usually stands for Bright Shiny Object.
