Actu Fanfic💌It's #shippingday and since this week's #wordoftheday was cisswap, I really want to talk about the Beau Swan x Edythe Cullen couple… does that ring a bell? #twilight 1/7 https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Life_and_Death:_Twilight_Reimagined
💌Among the most well-known #cisswap, I'm a particular fan of Fem!Sherlock for all the questions it raises about gender roles, power dynamics, and social expectations. 2/7
💌That's exactly what Stephenie Meyer wanted to offer in her own #fanfiction, Life and Death, which follows the plot of Twilight almost identically, but where the gender reversal profoundly alters the perception of the relationship… Well, not sure that was Meyer's initial intention. 3/7
💌Meyer wanted to prove that Bella and Edward's story wasn't sexist, but connected to the characters (perhaps a need to justify herself?) And that's how Beau/Edythe was born ❤️ 4/7
💌However, fans noted that the cisswap revealed above all how much gender can influence our understanding of romantic relationships. Indeed, here, Beau's vulnerability is more accepted, and Edythe's protective attitude appears less problematic. 5/7
💌Some behaviors deemed to be toxic in Bella/Edward go almost unnoticed once the genders are reversed. Ultimately, this rewrite serves to highlight the double standards applied to heterosexual romances. 6/7
💌Still, one of Beau/Edythe's strengths is precisely that it forces the reader to confront their own prejudices about gender norms, which is certainly welcome these days. When I see some of the reviews on social medias… help! 😅 7/7 #deconstruction