Another thinkythought post that I found on my thumbdrive.
On Homosexuality and WarningsI'm not at all certain that this is going to make much sense as it's more a ramble and thinkythoughts than anything clearly outlined and written in a logical fashion (Spock, I am not). That being said - here goes
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But yes, here, have these WORD cookies I baked just for you. Warning for slash bothers me immensely. If I list a M/M pairing and you're too stupid to realize the story contains slash, you're too stupid for me too worry about offending you.
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I see the pre-slash warning a lot on the "anything goes" comms more than the slash comms. That's why it really flagged in my head. Plus, I've never seen a warning/enticement for "pre-het" out there. They could very well exist and then, lulz on me.
The warning for slash is what really fucking annoys me. I did it when I first got into fandom and I want to slap the fuck outta my n00b self.
why hello there coding!fail. so nice to see you again! D:
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in Merlin, there are a few fics I've seen that have higher ratings for violence, you know sword fights and what not, but not for romantic entanglements and such, and sometimes pre-slash is used with those. I guess that's what I'm thinking of? Because otherwise it's just stupid.
oh, html, my old foe. (I waited to reply so you could edit. That's how I roll. :))
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Just my thoughts :D
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ETA: And you said all that yourself. Reading comprehension FAIL.
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It's offensive and redundant (even more so when you're posting to a comm devoted to slash pairing anyway). And yeah, when I see it, I just scroll on by.
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UGH! YES! I'm annoyed either way because I consider myself smart enough to figure out, from the pairing listed, if there are "icky girl parts" in it or not. It annoys the everlasting fuck out of me when people warn for the pairing. I can figure out what you mean.
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