Yep, more fandom.

[bladespark]

cussedness Just put up a lovely post summing up why fandom 'cest and other squicky subjects should be allowed.

It really covers some great historical and philosophical ground, I highly reccommend reading it.

THAT right there is why I care. Yes, I also care because of the slippery slope problem, because if them now, how long until I'm next? But mostly I care because of what being able to write has done for me. I have written things that probably would seriously squick out some of you reading this. I never did post them publicly, but I did write them. And I wrote them instead of doing them. I purged those things from me by acting them out, to the point where my YinWolf was tame, and these days only growls when we're all angry, and no longer wants to do many of the things shi once wanted very much to do. (Honestly I may never have done them. Physical violence doesn't come easily to me. But then again... I might have. This time last year I was perilously close to snapping, and heaven knows what could have happened if things had been otherwise.)

Banning the posting of such things doesn't prevent the writing, this is true, but for many people who work through these issues, the posting is part of the process, and the feedback they get on the writing is important.

So even if you disagree with their content, you may want to consider your thoughts about their ability to post it.

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[aoanla.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I know at least two other people who have written variably squicky fiction as an alternative to actually acting out some of the things in it.

I suspect its more common than people like to believe.