We're usually all quite open-minded about people's motivations for writing a particular kink in a live-and-let-live sort of way, so why do we make assumptions about people's motivations in this case?
This is a question I've been asking myself for years. In fact, I almost posted a lengthy rant on it myself a while back, but decided it wasn't worth the bother and the high blood pressure I was sure to get as people commented.
Anyway, the biggest issue I have with people's attitudes toward non-con is not that it's a squick for a lot of people; I already know that. Everyone's entitled to their squicks, and that's why I label my non-con fics appropriately. But what bugs me about this whole thing is that having an interest in non-con seems to instantly set you up for a LOT of personal attacks. If you write it, or confess to enjoying it/being aroused by it, you are automatically a "sick fuck" who makes other people "weep for humanity" or should be "locked away for the good of society" (and yes, those are actual quotes I've seen around in a bunch of different discussions on non-con fic). WTF?
Every few months or so, meta discussion on LJ seems to come around to the issue of fluff/light fic vs. darkfic. And every time it does, the fluff/light fic writers complain that their fics are not taken as seriously as darkfic is, and that people seem to think fluff fics are like cotton candy: a moment on the tongue, and then it's gone. But you know what? I would MUCH prefer to have my fics looked down or dismissed than to have my character -- i.e., me, as a person -- judged negatively simply because of my interest in a particular genre of fan fic. That? Just sucks.
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Date: 2006-09-20 06:07 pm (UTC)This is a question I've been asking myself for years. In fact, I almost posted a lengthy rant on it myself a while back, but decided it wasn't worth the bother and the high blood pressure I was sure to get as people commented.
Anyway, the biggest issue I have with people's attitudes toward non-con is not that it's a squick for a lot of people; I already know that. Everyone's entitled to their squicks, and that's why I label my non-con fics appropriately. But what bugs me about this whole thing is that having an interest in non-con seems to instantly set you up for a LOT of personal attacks. If you write it, or confess to enjoying it/being aroused by it, you are automatically a "sick fuck" who makes other people "weep for humanity" or should be "locked away for the good of society" (and yes, those are actual quotes I've seen around in a bunch of different discussions on non-con fic). WTF?
Every few months or so, meta discussion on LJ seems to come around to the issue of fluff/light fic vs. darkfic. And every time it does, the fluff/light fic writers complain that their fics are not taken as seriously as darkfic is, and that people seem to think fluff fics are like cotton candy: a moment on the tongue, and then it's gone. But you know what? I would MUCH prefer to have my fics looked down or dismissed than to have my character -- i.e., me, as a person -- judged negatively simply because of my interest in a particular genre of fan fic. That? Just sucks.
Sorry. Hot button.