op-norbury.org — thanks to @sherlock-is-my-pressure-point, we’re working on creating a site via firebase hosting instead of wordpress for now (because firebase is free, haha). I should secure the domain in the next few days (p.s. if you’d like to contribute actual dollars to pay for the domain please message me directly.)
What we will need to launch op-norbury.org – contents, contents, contents! Here’s the site outline in case you didn’t see the previous post:
Our Mission
Holmes/Watson since 1887 – Queer reading in ACD canon – Homosexuality in Victorian literature
Queerbaiting in BBC Sherlock – Romantic Tropes used in Sherlock – Queer Coding in Film applied in Sherlock – Examining BBC/Heartwood Marketing Tactics (including Creator quotes) – Meta Collections: (this is where we need to be very specific – how did the narrative/filmmaking techniques/marketing lead fans to believe the eventual culmination of Sherlock/John’s romance – links to resources in the sections above)
Op-Ed
Calling for content creators, admins, researchers to generate submissions, and web developers to update and maintaining the site!
I’ve started a google group so we can coordinate directly –apology in advance that the UI of google group is atrocious, but I figured it’s likely the most accessible (only required a Gmail address) – if you have other suggestions please let me know. I’ve created posts highlighting tasks and positions needed – please check them out and sign up via reply.
Please message me so I can add you to the group, let’s get to work.
No one can tell me it wasn’t a love story from the very beginning, from the m o m e n t their eyes met and held for several seconds too long. Nothing can take away the fact that Sherlock immediately tried to impress John with his deductions so that he’d move in with him (and even winked) or that John was anything but completely charmed and very interested. This has been a romance since day one and has only grown over time. The deep love they have for one another is as obvious as the noses on our faces, and if the bbc writers lost the plot along the way than tough shit cause not even death can stop the true love they share.
If you find yourself making up flimsy excuses for how Sherlock could survive blowing through a second-story window and manage rigging Mycroft’s house like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone, then you have no merit in calling queer fans who saw the gay subtext “delusional” or “reaching”.
Mine is here. (That was after the With an Accent interview in June.
I feel the urge to retweet this tweet again #TweetsMarkGatissBlocks
BBC: “And then, Mycroft’s umbrella turned into a sword! And then a gun! And then a drone grenade propelled Sherlock through a second-story window unharmed! And then there’s an island in the middle of the ocean that holds a Hannibal Lector woman with magic powers of mind control! And then Sherlock gets teleported back to his old mansion! And then Sherlock learns the power of love from his psychotic killer sister.”
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