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[reenka]

Am I the only one who's offended by all the "warning: homosexual content" or "warning: slash" labels on stories and certain films/anime & things? Isn't that basically pandering to homophobes or something? I just don't get that. What's with the warning of messed-up bigoted morons, anyway?


"I'm sorry, you're a bigoted freak who's been brainwashed by society into hating people. If I offend your delicate repressed sensibilities, I'm terribly sorry, don't be mad. Don't yell at me if my bad, scary boyporn makes you want to, oh, I don't know, be gay yourself. Not my fault. Didn't mean it."

I'm so, so sick of it. I've actually seen a review of a shounen-ai anime saying something like, it's a good "non-graphic" depiction of boylove but still, "homophobes might want to steer clear". What the hell?

Personally, I ain't apologizing for a single thing. If some bigoted freak wanted to flame me 'cause they weren't expecting to be thus deeply traumatized, that's their problem, not mine, right? How could one -accept- living in a society where it's -okay- to act like homophobia is the norm?? How is that sane? How can one do that without -throwing up- and hating oneself??

I keep seeing it, this apologizing, this "too bad it's boylove, don't be offended" attitude, and it doesn't make sense to me. It implies one is somehow -validating- the attitude if one pussyfoots around it, doesn't it? Why should one -care- what damage one can conceivably do to the delicate, fragile minds of homophobic bastards? Let 'em have it. Immersion therapy, that's it.

I'm not trying to be mean to the sweethearts. Oh wait, I don't care if I hurt their feelings and traumatize them for life with a neverending loop of gay porn running through their feeble, stunned minds for ever and ever, amen. Oops.

In fact, there should be some sort of... slash pride day on college campuses, where they print original slashfic and distribute it in magazine form. No one would be expected to apologize, saying "we're sorry, go away if you're a racist, 'cause there are (gasp!!) non-Caucasian characters in this fic". No, that's not Kosher, is it. But it's okay to say "we're sorry, this is about two boys in love. We know this might bother you, so go away if you're a homophobic bigot." Yeah, I'm sorry-- sorry I can't forcibly make every one of them rethink their messed up views.

Okay, no, I don't know why I woke up just to post that -.- I feel I might regret it in the morning ><

Comments

[potterwitch.livejournal.com]

*applauds very, very loudly* WORD. You're exactly right; no-one puts racial disclaimers on stories or movies, so there should be no disclaimers of the kind on slashfics too; the problem is that the bigoted homophobic bastards tend to be self-righteous gits who might drag you to court. Which is a pain in the neck, if nothing else... *sigh* There should be obligatory slash nights in all organisations. "So, you want to be in the Boy Scouts/Army/McDonalds Workers Union/whatever? Great, sign this form and come watch gay pron with us!"

Ahh, that would be wonderful. *kicks bigots*

[yourpoison.livejournal.com]

Heheheh. Diversity training is all the rage, too :>
But, I don't think they can sue you for homosexual content, man. Heh. If they did have those kinds of resources, they might be -worth- taking to court, on the other hand. But anyway, there are no laws against it as far as I know -.-

Heee. Right on :D