HoYay, a term that’s short for “Homoeroticism Yay!” makes the mainstream press. The term originated on Television Without Pity‘s Angel boards, and has spread far and wide across fandom, most notably Smallville, Lost and any program that regularly features sweaty, half-naked men having more UST with each other than the female leads.
Livejournal research (erm, my friendsfriends list) uncovers the reaction of the terms originator, Deeablo. Her entry describing the origin of the term reveals this hilarious graphic from the early days of Angel
I always wondered who coined HoYay at MBTV/TWOP. Now I know. :)
I not-so-fondly remember the TWOP Purge of 2001, the asshatiness of Ace and Sep (who are no longer mods, thank goodness), and the rampant bannings. If it weren’t for the fact that the rest of the mods are (mostly) sane and fair, and the forum posters made the forums worthwhile, I wouldn’t still be there.