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[sinsense]

This entry deals with a story that has been the subject of some discussion within bandslash fandom. Some of that discussion and certain comment exchanges could certainly be described as wanky. I am responding to the story, which makes this a personal response, but it is less a proscriptive response (you should warn for x, you need to warn in y

Comments

[ficsoreal]

I hope I'm invited to the conversation

[sinsense]

No! Take your ball and go home!

Which is to say of course you're invited, and I'm really impressed you found this, read it, and came up with a thoughtful response before I even got around to dropping a comment in your LJ about the post. ZOOM.

Unfortunately, I'm kind of sluggish, so I'm going to wait until tomorrow to respond to your comment. Thank you for it, though.

[ficsoreal]

SPECULUM RAPE!!!! IS NOT OK!

[ficsoreal]

They didn't actually use the speculum and no, speculum rape is not okay. :)

[ficsoreal]

Then why the hell did you put it in? You can't say you wrote that as a serious literary piece when it contains a nonsensical speculum.

[ficsoreal]

The speculum isn't nonsensical because they didn't use it; they just didn't need to. I'm not calling it a literary piece. I haven't said anything about the story one way or the other.

A lot of people HATE it; some people liked it. I just posted the story. I wasn't trying to change the world with 7000 wrds.

[drunktuesdays]

Okay, so then if you're not doing it to change the world, if it's just for fun and entertainment, then why not give people the information they need to skip if it's not fun and entertainment for them?

[ficsoreal]

I posted a warning on the fic. I also didn't say the fic was for fun entertainment.

[drunktuesdays]

bb, you didn't not say it either. You gave a vague "this fic may not be suitable for all audiences" warning. In our community, that is not enough.

[cheapcrowd]

So what, they just brought a speculum along to the gangrape in case they needed to perform an emergency gynecological exam on the way?

[ficsoreal]

The speculum was actually going to be used to brutally fuck his throat, but they didn't need to go there.

Is that what you want me to say? I'm not trying to make you like the fic or understand it or do anything but what you want to do. If you think it was nonsensical; then, you do.

[cheapcrowd]

First of all, I'm not the anon upthread. And "nonsensical" isn't the word I'd use to describe the story. I'd go with "repulsive" or "poorly-written", probably.

[ficsoreal]

*shrugs* I'm not here to debate your opinion.

Other people think the story is well written.

[tourniquette]

nonsensical speculum

But really, is a speculum EVER anything BUT nonsensical?