Mouse\Tom. 27. ND. Pan. Forensic psych major. Horror writer. Tired asf. Rambles a lot about the dangers of art censorship.
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As someone on the border between Millennial and Gen Z, it's been truly shocking to me to see the absolute polar reversal of pretty much all the progress we made in terms of moving forward as a society: bigotry, empathy, basic education (media literacy anyone?), etc. We have a
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Fanfic is amazing like... what do you mean I can read this entire novel where exactly what I want to happen happens... FOR FREE??? FOR NO MONEY???
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Something something if y'all remembered omegaverse was made by people horny for hot primal animalistic sex and men getting pregnant you wouldn't be saying things like "let's examine the inherent misogyny in A/B/O dynamics" girl no. it's not for art analysis. It's for my. Peanits.
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Yes, IT IS a fascist dogwhistle to say that uncomfortable fiction will "corrupt your mind". "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable" means art should make you THINK. It should also make you feel seen. Some of us lived through "uncomfortable" things, and we
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And if I said the rise of "no sex scenes in movies", "dark romance novels are wrong", and "art should be wholesome" sentiments on this site should've been recognised as a sign fascism was gaining a foothold in parts of Gen Z...
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crisis of... well, of fundamentally raising our youth. Especially in the US. The education system is broken, parenting skills are few and far between, the government is corrupt and run down, unchecked COVID is damaging our health. The worldwide implications, too... We've frankly
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I swear we need to teach online safety in schools again bc kids will literally go like "here's my address lol" or "here's a super specific list of my deepest fears" or "I put criminals DNI in bio, so I'm safe" and then nobody bats an eye or says anything
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Why is this generation so hideously allergic to sex fr
Let's go google searching my favorite characters!
*sees NSFW* aw dang it
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*sees NSFW* aw dan
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Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 are, intentionally, the exact reason why media showing the stark reality of power and control are so important, and why media shouldn't be censored. They prove their own point by existing. Art gives us words to speak truth to power and power knows it.
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only just begun to see the consequences. They'll only compound themselves as time goes by. I don't say this to raise panic, but awareness. Pay attention to what you teach your kids. Pay attention to what you teach YOURSELF. Learn to think critically, and teach that to others.
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What is with this generation's inability to be normal about the fact that some art is deliberately designed to make you uncomfortable and disgusted?
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"I want toxic yaoi" "when will you make more evil women characters" "why does all horror suck these days, I want scarier shit"
NO YOU DON'T. Y'all can't handle anything more morally ambiguous than a Cocomelon episode.
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I think it's extremely tone deaf to advocate for censoring AO3, a website designed SPECIFICALLY for archiving fanmade works of art without censorship, on any day, but ESPECIALLY in the current environment. Also demonstrates a lack of understanding abt the purpose of art archives
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Fandoms were primarily about bringing joy in the past. The switch from "art" to "content" meant to be consumed made it so that people will enter a fandom, bleed it dry, and then leave when the next thing to consume comes along. I think this explains why there's been an uptick in
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And ship wars used to be about what ship was better, not what ship was more moral
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I think this post nails it. You can't judge someone's safety and morality based on easy heuristics. Especially not by their taste in art. You have to actually pay attention to their behaviour.
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I'm genuinely on my hands and knees begging as an abuse survivor to stop doing the "and I could always tell because of their art" OR "you could never tell by their art" when artists are outed as abusers. It gives the impression you can deduce guilt or innocence in art and not the
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See? This is what I mean when I say "you can portray dark themes in media but don't romanticise or fetishise them" is often actively harmful to survivors. With media literacy in the toilet, nobody can agree on what is or isn't romanticising. Art is inherently subjective!!!
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Yeah, PSA, when people say the creator of Rurouni Kenshin is a pedophile, they are not going to the terminally online school of "calling people I dislike a pedophile", he is actually legitimately a pedophile. Please do not give him any money.
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Fake fujos would let this stop them. A real fujo would not. And that is the difference.
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Fandom isn't supposed to be for arguing with people, it's supposed to be for obsessing to unhealthy levels about sad blorbos until you've accidentally written 500k words about them. We need to go back.
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Yeah, no, heads up, we've got a Republican Christian Karen running for the AO3 board. I love how the US has devolved to the point where we risk Christofascists in our fucking GAY FANFICTION WEBSITES and half of the userbase will smile and nod bc they "condemn problematic themes"
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*sobs in exhausted psych major* the clock website is truly the ultimate test of my belief in freedom of speech. it's filled with such dangerous and braindead misinfo that does so much damage ohh my GOOOOOOOOOOoood
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I literally cannot actually understand how 20k people just randomly believed a 15yo illegally accessing porn art and claiming, BASED ON EVENTS THAT WERE DEPICTED IN A *DRAWING*, that the artist had ACTUALLY DONE THOSE THINGS. That HE DREW. THAT WERE DRAWINGS. THAT HE DREW.
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The fujoshi to gay transmasc pipeline continues to be a very real thing
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A lot of fandom lost its magic when people started caring about being seen as "weird" or "cringe". Fandom is inherently freaky. Own it. Say it with me. I am cringe but I am free.
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This new "I like this thing but in A MORAL, NORMAL, REGULAR way" trend is why fandoms never should've become mainstream
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Idk feels very sus that there's an attempt to rebrand "dead dove: do not eat" to mean "mild cw" and not "this is a warning that this is balls to the wall fucked up and the narrative may be uncritical of it". That actively makes spaces unsafe by sticking its head in the sand.
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Romanticize. Fetishize. Sexualize. Normalize. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Puritans attacked.
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I absolutely despise this trend of "you can portray dark themes in media but make sure you don't romanticize normalize sexualize whateverize them" because
A) nobody can agree on where the line is
B) abuse never happens one specific way, so there is no "right way" to portray it
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People need to start realising that fiction doesn't dictate your ethics, and this means it won't make you GOOD either, just as it can't magically turn you into a criminal. You can read the most moral parables ever written and still be a POS. You can WRITE them and still be a POS
"how can people read books like harry potter, hunger games, divergent & still vote like this" it's almost like exclusively reading fiction about white protagonists leading revolutions doesn't equate to sympathizing for marginalized groups that already had the same oppressions IRL
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Holy fucking shit is this fucking real
archive.ph/2022.10.23-095543…
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Write that unhinged fanfic. Draw that wild fanart. Do it. DO IT. Art is made to be self-indulgent. Express yourself.
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This is what NSFW art censorship laws do, folks.
Police have seized my wife's laptop after one of her friends discovered and reported my wife's modded version of Skyrim. teddit.net/r/LegalAdviceUK/c…
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Also to contribute actively to fandom and be a positive influence, you don't even have to make art or fic. You can make headcanons, positivity posts, boost your favourite creators, rec art and ships, etc. Or make nice comments! Just don't be a black hole of toxicity!
It’s bc ppl are hesitant to share their works in fear of being ridiculed (ppl have normalized it too much). Some of y’all are so passive where you don’t contribute anything (fanfics/fanart/etc) other than to complain
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A lot of writers who want to write for f/f pairings are scared to because fans are so hostile. Case in point. Idk, get writing because you can't make other people spend their UNPAID free time writing what YOU want, especially not when you yell at them. :/
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We really do need to bring old fandom terms back. Especially squick. You can dislike something without accusing the creator of being morally bankrupt.
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No but we desperately need to teach kids internet safety again. Trying to befriend adults in adult spaces and being encouraged to do so, doxxing themselves, publicly listing triggers, writing "the usual DNI" or "minor don't groom" and thinking that keeps them safe... Jfc.
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Art is actually the ONLY place it's 100% safe to explore dark themes. I hate this whole "don't romanticize sexualize normalize" thing because the very nature of art is that it isn't real. Dark themes existing IRL hurts real people by definition, but in art nobody gets hurt.
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"why are you sexualizing this character" they don't care because they're not real. hope this helps
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People really do just mindlessly consume art these days because what do you mean people are reviewbombing merch of a villain character because... they're a villain? By this logic if you've ever bought a Darth Vader mug you condone and normalise genocide??? Ppl have lost the plot.
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This is a clear example of how media literacy is dead on this site because it could not be more obvious that this is a metaphor for the dehumanisation of marginalised women (specifically trans women in this case) but everyone's complaining abt how it's sexist in the QRTs/replies
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Okay not to get too deep on main but I LOVE the sociological commentary present in omegaverse. Like only in fandom could we make our porn an intellectual sociological and political critique. Porn that makes you think >>>
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Art that disturbs you, challenges you, and makes you feel uncomfortable has a right to exist. Art that makes you think has a right to exist.
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Newsflash: this doesn't only affect "problematic" content, this is unconstitutional government censorship clearly created to ban whatever art they seem obscene under vague legal terminology. The leopards will eat your face, too.
Texas Senators have unanimously passed a bill that, if signed into law, could make several games, anime, and manga series illegal to own in the state
The bill bans any "obscene" depiction of a minor or someone who looks like one
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This is the inevitable result of supporting censorship of "unpalatable" art, btw. It doesn't matter how wholesome or how freaky, ANYTHING is fair game if it doesn't fit conservative tradition. So why are so many people comfortable advocating for this end result elsewhere?
Over 50 writers of BL/Yaoi/Danmei fiction have been arrested in China and facing up to 5 years in prison.
Source: South China Morning Post, Haitang
No comment. I am not allowed to.
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"cringey old people" literally BUILT fandom. You think 12yos were distributing zines or running fic hosting servers in the 90's? I don't always say respect your elders, but when I do...
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Fandom has become so toxic that it's genuinely no longer a community for many, it's a competition or a witch hunt. It's so far from what fandom originated as it's sad.
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Hey, you. Yes, you. Fuck that monster. Yes. Do it. Have sex with that unholy abomination. Is it terrifying? Does it want to chop you into a million pieces? Good. Fuck it.
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Can we... Like. Not encourage more misogynistic harassment towards women who like m/m romance by implying they're like this. Nevermind that half of the "fetishising straight women" backlash is a transphobic dogwhistle against gay trans men.
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Be wary of any adult that tries to label themselves as "safe" to be around in online spaces. The internet is inherently unsafe and actual normal adults should be aware of this. We've had MULTIPLE instances of these "safe" adults being exposed as predators.
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As a survivor of years of sexual exploitation, I actually find it EXTREMELY INSULTING to be told that anyone sexualising me is wrong, or worse, as bad as my abusers. Treating SA survivors like they can never be sexual again is NOT SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, it's INFANTILISING THEM.
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It's almost like performative morality is often a deliberate distraction and not indicative of actual morality at all. It's almost like the art you create doesn't reflect your moral character. Who'd a thunk it
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I fully understand not being comfortable seeing certain content or wanting to combat misinfo (I know how frustrating this is), but using fans to show you where to send COPYRIGHT strikes? PLEASE don't. Pls learn your fanwork history bc this is what the OTW was founded to prevent.
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"somnophilia is automatically rape" okay so a big chunk of you have no idea what consent actually is or means, okay, that's totally fine and not concerning at all
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He's a fucking disabled man who drew art of disabled people as sexual beings with their disabilities not treated as some sort of life destroyer. And y'all bullied him off the site for it. What do you want, crying, self-hating, despairing celibates? THAT'S what's actually ableist.
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AO3 was FOUNDED to prevent unnecessary censorship of works others may find distasteful. It was founded because other sites censored works like this and ended up silencing survivors trying to talk about their experiences. Fandom really has forgotten its roots.
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I just miss when fandom was known as a weird kids space and being weird and freaky was expected. Now we're playing respectability politics in the freak zone. No. Go away.
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Why is it that people online have completely lost touch with the idea that an artist portraying something bad is not the same as condoning that bad thing. Depiction ≠ endorsement.
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The change from fandoms being a positive space to celebrate and uplift art to a content farm made to be consumed and consumed until nothing is left has really been so devastating to watch. Fandoms were supposed to be a freaky niche thing, not mass marketed corporate nightmares.
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Ahshdjajsjd kpoppies freaking out because their beloved celebrity idols watch an incredibly popular anime that has dark themes was not on my bingo list for this year but okay
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Fandom was truly designed to be between you and your small, unhinged circle of friends who share the brainrot with you, and that's it.
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Actually, the reason these fanbases are toxic is, funny enough, showcased in this exact thread. Obsessive, puritanical policing over shit that doesn't matter in the slightest. Get real problems. Stop harassing artists and making fandom hell.
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No, they're completely right, and we've been saying it for years and getting death threats for it. Censorship is NOT progressive. You cannot claim to be progressive and be against free artistic expression. These people have not actually fully internalised the values they promote.
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I saw the whole "my lesbian experience with loneliness" discourse and uh
Hot take that will anger both the "wokeness ruins everything" and the "puritanical but in a progressive way" side of social media:
The problem with media today isn't diversity, it's sanitisation.
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Don't say "fuck off and eat shit", say "I hope your old, forgotten fandom gets rediscovered by new fandom puriteens who start pearl-clutching about problematic ships". It's real. It's terrifying. It's possible.
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It just sucks because we've been saying for years on here that so many of Gen Z are media illiterate, their politics are shallow and performative, and that they're actually very puritanical and fascist, but we got mocked and called delusional for saying so. I was warning folks.
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Unironically wanting art that makes you uncomfortable to not exist/be banned is a sign of under-developed moral reasoning, immaturity, and entitlement. It's not just dangerous anti-intellectualism, it's the equivalent of stomping your feet and throwing a tantrum.
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No because the way it's actually so anti-survivor to suggest that once you've experienced SA you... can't be sexual??? Like no??? Do ppl know how damaging it is to say that?
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Kyle Carrozza was just arrested. For many, many years we've been saying this moral crusade in fiction would inevitably be used as a front for an actual child molester to distract from their crimes/gain access to victims by painting themselves as a safe and moral person. And now
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It seems like a lot of ppl in fandom today don't actually even like fandom at all, or even the piece of art they claim to be a fan of. They don't produce fanworks of their own, they just complain for clout. They want the attention/popularity w/o actually engaging w/ the work.
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Fanfic authors love comments of any length at any time. "this is too short" nope "this is too rambly" nope "this fic is already really old, it would be an annoyance to the author to comment" NOPE. Please feel free. We remember every one.
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Ironically it is pretty racist to insist an Indian character isn't Indian enough because he's not wearing Indian style clothes. Like what. You think Swiss and Germans just wander around in lederhosen? Mexicans only wear sombreros? Kimono in Japan or you die?
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More than ever we need to defend "degenerate art". Art that makes people disgusted and uncomfortable. Art that describes experiences that aren't wholesome and pure and "free from sin". One of the first things fascism always does is censor art. Give them an inch, they take a mile.
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"Viv is selling merch glorifying a rapist" you guys actually had me fucking concerned for a minute and then it turns out it's about the moth demon character from hell. As a survivor this kind of shit is blatantly insulting.
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Turning fanfiction into a morality competition was the ultimate mistake and is literally killing fandom as we speak btw
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The way he was harassed off this site for absolute bullshit still infuriates me.
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Threatening to murder people over gacha game porn will really net you close to 100k likes on this website.
This place cannot be worth 44bn omg
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How people sound when they say fanfiction is going to normalize romanticize sexualize heinous crimes
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It's wild to me how porn addiction has become a buzzword both sides of the political spectrum fully subscribe to. This generation is so sex negative. You can become behaviourally addicted to anything. The focus on sex as something uniquely terrible is so telling.
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We have reached a level of terminally online shipcourse I did not think possible
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Tbh I see this misconception about boundaries a lot here. Your boundaries, triggers, and dislikes are your own responsibility. That means you yourself have to take charge in avoiding them, you cannot make other people avoid them for you. You cannot control others, only yourself.
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Things people are NOT criticising:
Being uncomfortable with certain content being made
Things people ARE criticising:
People sending GRAPHIC RAPE THREATS to artists making NSFW content
Trying to COPYRIGHT STRIKE that content
Sending your MINOR FOLLOWERBASE to report that content
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