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February 1983: Groundhog Day Stories Published, Helping Create Slash As We Know It
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February 1983: Groundhog Day Stories Published, Helping Create Slash As We Know It

This Week In Fandom History · V. Arrow, Emily Jaye

February 5, 202356m 33sExplicit

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Show Notes

All hail Punxatawney Phil! This week, Emily and V go back to the rad 1980s and learn about a fandom they'd never considered before: Starsky & Hutch. It turns out these two slashable dudes helped to forge fandom as we know it today, and the publication of the fic "February 2nd" by Alexis Rogers is a big part of why we all love it when a blond man and a brunet man who are a sunshine one and a grumpy one bone down. Have you considered how to trade slash zines when they were "obscene material"? And will you do your part to launch TWIFH's hip new meme?