Ever so slightly longer but not quite as thick: Toward a quantitative literary sexology of Harry Potter fanfiction
Language: English
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Published: May 21, 2013
Words:
3895
Ch.:
1
Read:
sorted:
Relationship:
Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Additional Tags:
Crossover,
Science,
Meta,
Hypothesis testing,
Both satire and not,
Statistical Analysis,
that cock study
Fandom:
Fandom - Fandom
Rated:
Mature
Warnings:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Book Details
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Description:
Discussion regarding fanfiction tropes produced the observation that in one subset of Harry Potter fanfiction, "Harry/Draco slash" [HDS], Harry has a short, thick dick, while Draco's penis is long and thin. We tested the hypothesis that there was a consistent difference in how these two characters' genitalia were described. Additionally, we tested the hypothesis that slash fiction authors in this subset of fandom did not place equal emphasis on the description of testicles as compared with penii. We surveyed 100 HDS stories in online fanfiction archives and collected data on sexual description and content. Here we present the first quantitative test of fanon stereotypes and show that these explicitly sexual stories contain low levels of visual/sensory genital descriptions. Qualitative comparisons demonstrate trends in support of both hypotheses, although sample sizes prevent statistical significance. We use these findings to discuss how fanon may develop despite the incorrect assumption of perceived ubiquity.