Comments | mystickeeper: Condoning starving to death, but damn it we're moral

mystickeeper

Condoning starving to death, but damn it we're moral

Aug 07, 2007 22:25

So, there's been lots of wankery over at LiveJournal because of the staff permanently banning some people from their site because of Harry Potter fanart they drew. The art in question depicts fictional minors engaging in sexual acts ( Read more... )

politics, social commentary

Comments 3

tigrin August 8 2007, 03:52:23 UTC

What the... way to fuck things up, LiveJournal.

I find it really funny that they link to Supreme Court definitions, and in the same breath say that fictional depictions (which are clearly defined on that page as being legal) are against the TOS. Honestly I'm not sure why people choose to post shouta in their LJs, but I certainly think they have a right to, if they want.

Also, I cannot agree with you about pro-anorexia communities. I don't think you can shake a stick at pro-anorexia communities without blanketing any supportive mental health community. There are communities that support people with multiple personalities, and even encourage it. Most people consider multiplicity to be a mental disorder, and would therefore think that it is harmful to encourage someone with multiple personalities not to integrate. I can't make an exception for this and say that pro-anorexia communities, and communities like it, are wrong.

mystickeeper August 8 2007, 12:14:08 UTC

Your point about mental health communities is well-taken. I myself am not a member of one, although that's not to say that I could/should be. I do see a difference between, say, pro-anorexia communities and ones for people with multiplicity because don't something like 1 in 5 people with anorexia die? I don't mean to say that multiplicity is not serious, but rather that it perhaps is not a disease that is physically perpetuated by the person suffering from it. Some of the communities that are pro-anorexia regularly applaud their members when they make posts saying that they have dropped below 100 pounds. I feel like there is a clear difference between this kind of "support" and support that says, "I've been there, and here are some of the ways I coped," or "I've been there, and I understand how you feel right now. We're there with you." One kind of support is helpful to a person, and the other is harmful to a person ( ... )

bibliofile August 8 2007, 05:59:27 UTC

Okay, say it with me:

PORNOGRAPHY DOESN'T CAUSE RAPE

Thank you.

(stupid LJ)