metaquotes creates a story prompt . . .
So, I love metaquotes .
They give me the opportunity to view the world beyond my normal f-list and
to learn other lj-ers perspectives on issues.
In a recent post, softside is quoted over people performing jobs despite
their moral/ethical convictions being in opposition to doing those jobs.
I feel that part of her quote would make an EXCELLENT fiction prompt for an AU.
Here is the quote:
Nobody is really all that concerned about the ethical considerations of workers in this country, for things they're expected to do in the course of their jobs. Although, I think it would be interesting! Soldiers all refusing to deploy, McDonalds workers refusing to cook Big Macs on ethical grounds, vegetarians refusing to serve steaks at restaurants, Mormons refusing to sell coffee at Starbucks, Wal-Mart employees refusing to sell things not fair-trade certified...
Okay, f-list. Can't you just picture yourself creating an AU in which all of your characters refuse to do parts of their job that they find morally objectionable? Like Masters in the latest episode of House, or like Buffy refusing to kill Dawn to save the rest of the world.
What if you, oh, my f-listies, wrote an AU in which the canon characters get into a situation where something questionable comes up and because of the way the Ethics!Verse works refuse to perform something due to moral principals AND NO ONE QUESTIONS IT. It is just accepted.
The possible permutations for Ethics!verse astound me. They could be human-aus, action/adventure, alternate episodes. The only requirement is that when someone comes across a morally gray area, they must follow their own moral code, and it must be accepted.
Those of you who took philosophy courses could make this even more interesting because maybe in Ethics!verse EVERYONE takes philosophy and subscribes their action to a specific school of ethics.
"I'm sorry, sir," Sam explained to Colonel O'Neill, "but despite my enrollment in the military, I am in fact a radical neo-socialist and therefore cannot blindly follow your orders. I don't subscribe to hierarchical theories of authority."
"Huh," Jack tilted his head to the side. "How did you get into the Air Force again?"
"My father's connections, high test scores, and the Air Force's code not to discriminate against members based upon their personal code of ethics, sir."
I LOVE THIS HYPOTHETICAL UNIVERSE.
They give me the opportunity to view the world beyond my normal f-list and
to learn other lj-ers perspectives on issues.
In a recent post, softside is quoted over people performing jobs despite
their moral/ethical convictions being in opposition to doing those jobs.
I feel that part of her quote would make an EXCELLENT fiction prompt for an AU.
Here is the quote:
Nobody is really all that concerned about the ethical considerations of workers in this country, for things they're expected to do in the course of their jobs. Although, I think it would be interesting! Soldiers all refusing to deploy, McDonalds workers refusing to cook Big Macs on ethical grounds, vegetarians refusing to serve steaks at restaurants, Mormons refusing to sell coffee at Starbucks, Wal-Mart employees refusing to sell things not fair-trade certified...
Okay, f-list. Can't you just picture yourself creating an AU in which all of your characters refuse to do parts of their job that they find morally objectionable? Like Masters in the latest episode of House, or like Buffy refusing to kill Dawn to save the rest of the world.
What if you, oh, my f-listies, wrote an AU in which the canon characters get into a situation where something questionable comes up and because of the way the Ethics!Verse works refuse to perform something due to moral principals AND NO ONE QUESTIONS IT. It is just accepted.
The possible permutations for Ethics!verse astound me. They could be human-aus, action/adventure, alternate episodes. The only requirement is that when someone comes across a morally gray area, they must follow their own moral code, and it must be accepted.
Those of you who took philosophy courses could make this even more interesting because maybe in Ethics!verse EVERYONE takes philosophy and subscribes their action to a specific school of ethics.
"I'm sorry, sir," Sam explained to Colonel O'Neill, "but despite my enrollment in the military, I am in fact a radical neo-socialist and therefore cannot blindly follow your orders. I don't subscribe to hierarchical theories of authority."
"Huh," Jack tilted his head to the side. "How did you get into the Air Force again?"
"My father's connections, high test scores, and the Air Force's code not to discriminate against members based upon their personal code of ethics, sir."
I LOVE THIS HYPOTHETICAL UNIVERSE.