Bob (genre)
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| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | gen |
| Related tropes/genres | het, slash |
| See also | pairing |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
"Bob" is a term used by some fanfic writers as a variance of gen to indicate a story that has sexual elements or pairings, but those are not central; the definition used by musesfool in her meta about gen, is "stories where there is a sexual element but it is not the point of the story".[1]
It was coined in 2007 by vehemently and first used by Cofax: "I just don't know that segregating fic by just this one criteria is the best way to solve it. Eh. I may just do as Vee suggests, and label all my stories "Bob" in future." [2] The original suggestion was made in jest, and a proposed change was made to Mix, but fans being fans, Bob is the term that took off.[3]
"Bob" appears to be a term with a limited, narrow usage.
References
- ^ Musesfool. baby, i got my facts learned real good right now, posted 21 July 2009. (Accessed August 19, 2009)
- ^ Cofax. comment, posted 22 March 2007 in cofax7: recs, and meta (Accessed 20 Aug 2009)
- ^ vehemently. Bob: the Musical! uh, I mean Manifesto!, Archived version, (Accessed May 8, 2010)