I'm going to keep this brief, but I just had some things I needed to get out.
Because of the recent increase in #Grannyyy slashfic, I felt I should tell you WHY I am opposed to it.
SlashFiction, by definition, is creepy. However, it is an art in some way and those who want to partake are welcome to! But I feel it should be done with characters. Characters cannot be hurt by slashfiction or made uncomfortable. However, people can.
It is because of this opinion that I think that #Grannyyy members should have to give approval for SlashFic before it is written. I do not think that it is right to just assume that people will be okay with it or, even worse, not care if they are okay with it or not.
I don't care if GrannyyySlashFic is written. I do care if it is written about unwilling participants.
Yea, permission should be given. I think Kimber and Hayley did talk to the guys involved before writing there's, though. At least I know with Hayley, slash fic between the 3 guys in her story was a constant joke at Leaky.
ReplyDeleteTotally agreed, slash fiction has the word 'fiction' in there for a reason, it's meant to be based on current fiction, not real life, hence the disclaimers in regular fiction. I wouldn't personally want to see my name/likeliness get used in fiction, let alone slash fiction because it's where a line gets draw and offence can be made, regardless as to whether it was unintended or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kym. Permission should be required because, and here I'll sound like a hypocrite, but while I thought it was funny I know I'd be uncomfortable if it were written about me. But I do know that Kimber's was part of a dare and Hayley's was, like Ruth said, a big Leaky joke.
ReplyDeleteYeah - even if someone (especially someone I didn't know that well) used me in a regular story without asking I might still be a little creeped out, and slash fiction would be even worse
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