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I'm going to do something stupid and maybe I will regret this or maybe I won't. But I'm not submitting my concept to Ignite after all.
This is from their submission form:
"The following depictions and/or written descriptions are not allowed:
• Scenes involving explicit love-making and full frontal nudity;
• Portrayals of homosexuality, bi-sexualism, paedophilia, incest and depictions which justify, promote or glamourise such habits and lifestyles;
• Excessive violence such as brutal killings, torture, cruelty, rape and prolonged gory and bloody fight sequences;
• Drug abuse presented in favourable light;
• Stories that denigrate or satirise the sensitivities of any racial or religious group; inaccurate portrayal of beliefs or are proselytic in nature; and
• Words and gestures with obscene and vulgar connotations."
Offending part bolded. Do I need to say more?
Not allowing homosexuality and bisexuality to be depicted in such a mainstream type of anthology, I can understand, because hey, Singaporeans will be Singaporeans, and we are a bunch of homophobic, conservative idiots. But how can you put homosexuality and bisexuality in the same group as paedophilia and incest? What do you mean, justifying/glamourising/promoting homosexuality and bisexuality?
Whoever wrote that, you are a fucking moron.
On the other hand, I'm a fucking moron too, because if I get published in this anthology, there's a 5k grant or something to finish all 24 pages. Pffft.
I'm going to have to find other ways of publishing myself.
This is from their submission form:
"The following depictions and/or written descriptions are not allowed:
• Scenes involving explicit love-making and full frontal nudity;
• Portrayals of homosexuality, bi-sexualism, paedophilia, incest and depictions which justify, promote or glamourise such habits and lifestyles;
• Excessive violence such as brutal killings, torture, cruelty, rape and prolonged gory and bloody fight sequences;
• Drug abuse presented in favourable light;
• Stories that denigrate or satirise the sensitivities of any racial or religious group; inaccurate portrayal of beliefs or are proselytic in nature; and
• Words and gestures with obscene and vulgar connotations."
Offending part bolded. Do I need to say more?
Not allowing homosexuality and bisexuality to be depicted in such a mainstream type of anthology, I can understand, because hey, Singaporeans will be Singaporeans, and we are a bunch of homophobic, conservative idiots. But how can you put homosexuality and bisexuality in the same group as paedophilia and incest? What do you mean, justifying/glamourising/promoting homosexuality and bisexuality?
Whoever wrote that, you are a fucking moron.
On the other hand, I'm a fucking moron too, because if I get published in this anthology, there's a 5k grant or something to finish all 24 pages. Pffft.
I'm going to have to find other ways of publishing myself.