First of all: I’m more that glad to hear that the riots have stopped. *huggles*
Then: Your icons are GREAT! *grabs Ewan and runs away*
And then...Well, I’ve just written in my LJ that (and I’m sorry to quote myself here, but I can’t put it any other and/or better way) if I’d known there’s such a discussion every once in a while, I wouldn’t have posted the link. Seems like everybody’s pretty much used to that kind of “anti-slash” posts. Maybe that’s a good thing, because we’re all still here, right? So it proves that nobody on LJ has taken notice up until now, or if he/she did, had decided not to take actions against it. (Though imo one should rather take actions against waenelin.) But I still find it kinda disturbing and intolerant and yeah, even a bit scary. :(
Why shouldn't we enjoy erotic material? Why should it be frowned upon? What's it to anyone if we enjoy producing/viewing artistic work involving a male gay couple? Sex is a very healthy and delicious part of being alive, not to be sanctioned. If we want to share our porn-ish artistic production with people who share the same interests, I believe that doesn't pertain to anyone else.
And did you notice that she didn’t say a word about porn IN GENERAL, but that everything she said was against SLASH? I mean, as far as I know the internet is still the number one media to spread porn, erotic material, however you want to call it. And not only gay porn, but also (and I think still first and foremost) het. Plus zillions of (imo) worse things like gang-rapes or...hell, I don’t know, sodomy or whatever. You can find pretty much EVERYTHING on the net, so why is she only talking about slash? Maybe you’d want to take another look at my post, because shrinetolust left a very eloquent post there.
What about, we get hurt being referred to as freaks whose likings offend "normal" people?
And what’s “normal” anyway? Sorry, but I’d really like to have a definition of that word, because I don’t think in our times it’s that easy to say. Is it “normal” to work like a dog 24/7, to come home, eat and sleep to start all over the next day? For years? To not take a few days off, because you have a flu and go to work instead, because you’re afraid of losing your job, if you don’t? Hm...
And I can completely second everything else you wrote, dear. *smooches*
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Date: 2006-05-18 07:55 pm (UTC)Then: Your icons are GREAT! *grabs Ewan and runs away*
And then...Well, I’ve just written in my LJ that (and I’m sorry to quote myself here, but I can’t put it any other and/or better way) if I’d known there’s such a discussion every once in a while, I wouldn’t have posted the link. Seems like everybody’s pretty much used to that kind of “anti-slash” posts. Maybe that’s a good thing, because we’re all still here, right? So it proves that nobody on LJ has taken notice up until now, or if he/she did, had decided not to take actions against it. (Though imo one should rather take actions against
Why shouldn't we enjoy erotic material? Why should it be frowned upon? What's it to anyone if we enjoy producing/viewing artistic work involving a male gay couple? Sex is a very healthy and delicious part of being alive, not to be sanctioned. If we want to share our porn-ish artistic production with people who share the same interests, I believe that doesn't pertain to anyone else.
And did you notice that she didn’t say a word about porn IN GENERAL, but that everything she said was against SLASH? I mean, as far as I know the internet is still the number one media to spread porn, erotic material, however you want to call it. And not only gay porn, but also (and I think still first and foremost) het. Plus zillions of (imo) worse things like gang-rapes or...hell, I don’t know, sodomy or whatever. You can find pretty much EVERYTHING on the net, so why is she only talking about slash?
Maybe you’d want to take another look at my post, because
What about, we get hurt being referred to as freaks whose likings offend "normal" people?
And what’s “normal” anyway? Sorry, but I’d really like to have a definition of that word, because I don’t think in our times it’s that easy to say. Is it “normal” to work like a dog 24/7, to come home, eat and sleep to start all over the next day? For years? To not take a few days off, because you have a flu and go to work instead, because you’re afraid of losing your job, if you don’t? Hm...
And I can completely second everything else you wrote, dear. *smooches*