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June 28th, 2009
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sarka: Right. More, on warnings.Do not assume malice. As with all debates, people are quick to slap the "omg you so evil" label on anyone who doesn't agree with them. This is a natural human reflex
Warning: Ongoing discussion of potentially triggery themes, especially for people who find the discussion itself triggery.
- adina_atl: Fandom safe space--or not - One of the things that is often assumed and sometimes explicitly said is that "Fandom is a safe space," with the implication that we should be more careful than the rest of the world to protect the feelings and psychological scars of our fellow members of fandom. It's...an interesting idea. Might be nice if it were true, but in reality fandom is the least safe space I voluntarily enter. -
- ataniell93: Seriously about to lose my shit here. - I have to admit my reaction to finding out that someone considers it reasonable to warn for racism in historical fiction and large age differences between consensual adult partners was a whole lot of "holy fuck, I hope you don't start a trend, because I am so not following that one." -
- morgan32: On warnings and triggers - I strongly dislike warning on fic. I think much of the time warnings act as spoilers. But you know what? I still put warnings on my fic. Because that's just what you do when you write stuff as dark as I do. You take account of the fact that some of what you're putting out there can hurt people. -
- glitterandlube: Sorry, but I have to decline - The problem is, yes, this is one simple thing. Until it turns into one more thing, and something else, and oh, you can't do this, that, and the other thing because someone, somewhere, might be offended or hurt. Then I might as well never talk. -
- suaine: does writing equal responsibility? - Warnings like "non-con", "rape" and "deathfic" (more on that later) are the least I can do. They tell you, the reader, that I intend to go down into the dark cave, they tell you that I'm about to hurt you, and they let you decide if you think you can trust me enough to make it worth it. This trust is something I have to earn. -
- bowlerhat_girl: can someone answer this for me? - Please explain to me how emotional scars, flashbacks, nightmares, and diverse issues can be a privilege? Or perceived as a privilege? -
- tiffanytwisted: This is not the squee you're looking for - The reason I didn't want to post had more to do with the general feeling that, in order for anything I might post to be taken seriously, I would have to lay my own experience with sexual violence on the table, which I am unwilling to do to satisfy someone else's criteria of whether I am "qualified" to have an opinion. -
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lovelokest: Sunday, June 28, 2009
- sarka: Right. More, on warnings.Do not assume malice. As with all debates, people are quick to slap the "omg you so evil" label on anyone who doesn't agree with them. This is a natural human reflex
Warning: Ongoing discussion of potentially triggery themes, especially for people who find the discussion itself triggery.
- adina_atl: Fandom safe space--or not - One of the things that is often assumed and sometimes explicitly said is that "Fandom is a safe space," with the implication that we should be more careful than the rest of the world to protect the feelings and psychological scars of our fellow members of fandom. It's...an interesting idea. Might be nice if it were true, but in reality fandom is the least safe space I voluntarily enter. -
- ataniell93: Seriously about to lose my shit here. - I have to admit my reaction to finding out that someone considers it reasonable to warn for racism in historical fiction and large age differences between consensual adult partners was a whole lot of "holy fuck, I hope you don't start a trend, because I am so not following that one." -
- morgan32: On warnings and triggers - I strongly dislike warning on fic. I think much of the time warnings act as spoilers. But you know what? I still put warnings on my fic. Because that's just what you do when you write stuff as dark as I do. You take account of the fact that some of what you're putting out there can hurt people. -
- glitterandlube: Sorry, but I have to decline - The problem is, yes, this is one simple thing. Until it turns into one more thing, and something else, and oh, you can't do this, that, and the other thing because someone, somewhere, might be offended or hurt. Then I might as well never talk. -
- suaine: does writing equal responsibility? - Warnings like "non-con", "rape" and "deathfic" (more on that later) are the least I can do. They tell you, the reader, that I intend to go down into the dark cave, they tell you that I'm about to hurt you, and they let you decide if you think you can trust me enough to make it worth it. This trust is something I have to earn. -
- bowlerhat_girl: can someone answer this for me? - Please explain to me how emotional scars, flashbacks, nightmares, and diverse issues can be a privilege? Or perceived as a privilege? -
- tiffanytwisted: This is not the squee you're looking for - The reason I didn't want to post had more to do with the general feeling that, in order for anything I might post to be taken seriously, I would have to lay my own experience with sexual violence on the table, which I am unwilling to do to satisfy someone else's criteria of whether I am "qualified" to have an opinion. -
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