chuunin_archive | I have a hot button question to ask.

I've been wanting to ask this question for so long but I've always been unsure of how I should go about phrasing it. I'm a little nervous but here it goes. My hope is that just as many men as women answer because this is really a question about gender perception, I suppose. I also want people to know that this isn't a question of if you support homosexuality or not, but be warned that this question does have to do with homosexuality. I am also using as the popular pairing of NaruSasu/SasuNaru as prime example, however the question is not limited to just that pairing. Be kind I am really just taking a plunge and even now I am unsure if I phrased this correctly. I really hope this stays on topic. Also I am aware that real couples don't break down like that (seme/uke) but this is more of a question about people themselves, and gender identity.

My question is that when presented with the question of who in a relationship (such as Naruto's and Sasuke's) do you is the dominate partner in a relationship-even if you don't support the pairing or homosexuality. I think that the most popular answer would for the most part divide along gender lines? I theorize (but again I have no real proof) that a man would be more apt to put Naruto in the dominate role rather than Sasuke. However I believe that for the most part women would place Sasuke in the dominate role. This is not to say that they're isn't any one who does just the opposite. I have no real raltonalization as to why I think this might be true since I am not a expert in such a subject but I would be up to hear theories.

*edit* I think that a man would for the most part relate more to Naruto and so there for put Naruto in a dominate role, however I think women would empathize or relate better to Sasuke so they might be more inclined to put him in the dominate role.

*edit again* I know real homosexual realtionships are more equal than the uke/seme dynamic. Thats not quite the question. The real question is why does the fandom have a tendency to portray things in dominate/submissive terms and why is it done mostly by women? How would this be treated differently if it were say a man writing a fanfic or doujinshi? Does gender play a part in such a thing? I would really rather people stop the "they'll be equals" comments I know that real realitonships transcend that.

I know some one might get pissed but http://www.aestheticism.com/visitors/editor/index.htm kind of covers this topic. Most of my questions kind of spawned from here.

http://www.discarnate.com/boysnextdoor/reviews/misc/mechanicallemon.html Also a rant from someone else discussing the mechanics of sex and how most people don't write it well.

Both articles are not mine.