antirec
So, I've had the flu for the past week or something that looks like the flu so any reading I did...I don't remember.
But I started stumbling around today reading a few things and I ran into one of Those fics. They tend to reside in the Xena fandom, although I've met them in a few other fandoms as well. I'm not even quite sure how to characterize them (theholyinnocent and I tried and met with some success). What I can say about them is that the author(s) seems to derive some sadistic pleasure from inflicting hideous, disgusting, and often ridiculous tortures upon their characters using Xena's Conqueror persona as an excuse, usually. I've read other, very good fic written about a sadistic Xena that doesn't give me this same creepy feeling that the author is getting a sick thrill/wank off of it.
Anyway, my GF asked why I don't do antirecs (after I described this fic and she was utterly horrified and asked me to never describe one of these fics to her ever again) and I thought it was a bit weird that I don't. I used to simply delete these fics from my bookmarks, but I think some sort of warning is in order. So if you run into a fic tagged 'antirec' in my delicious account, you know that it's me warning myself and others not to read. No, I don't antirec all BDSM, in fact, I wouldn't characterize these as BDSM at all since it is not in any universe sex between consenting adults. So, yeah, antirecs are not fics I don't like or even fics I hate; they're fics that I consider to be toxic waste and should be handled and disposed of with care. I used to tag them 'torturefic' but that doesn't seem strong enough.
If you're the author of one of these fics...you know what? I don't care if I hurt your feelings. There's enough ugly shit in the world. If you want to write this disgusting, hate-filled crap, you should be able to handle some criticism/hate right back.
But I started stumbling around today reading a few things and I ran into one of Those fics. They tend to reside in the Xena fandom, although I've met them in a few other fandoms as well. I'm not even quite sure how to characterize them (theholyinnocent and I tried and met with some success). What I can say about them is that the author(s) seems to derive some sadistic pleasure from inflicting hideous, disgusting, and often ridiculous tortures upon their characters using Xena's Conqueror persona as an excuse, usually. I've read other, very good fic written about a sadistic Xena that doesn't give me this same creepy feeling that the author is getting a sick thrill/wank off of it.
Anyway, my GF asked why I don't do antirecs (after I described this fic and she was utterly horrified and asked me to never describe one of these fics to her ever again) and I thought it was a bit weird that I don't. I used to simply delete these fics from my bookmarks, but I think some sort of warning is in order. So if you run into a fic tagged 'antirec' in my delicious account, you know that it's me warning myself and others not to read. No, I don't antirec all BDSM, in fact, I wouldn't characterize these as BDSM at all since it is not in any universe sex between consenting adults. So, yeah, antirecs are not fics I don't like or even fics I hate; they're fics that I consider to be toxic waste and should be handled and disposed of with care. I used to tag them 'torturefic' but that doesn't seem strong enough.
If you're the author of one of these fics...you know what? I don't care if I hurt your feelings. There's enough ugly shit in the world. If you want to write this disgusting, hate-filled crap, you should be able to handle some criticism/hate right back.