[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Fanfics with slash & sex...I don't get it

[Saitaina]

ER wrote:

<quite a lot of people get upset by
descriptions of homosexual sex. Thus IMHO it
makes sense for slash
stories to carry a prominent warning, but
"normal" stories need not.>

First of all, not all slash contain sex, as a
matter of example only ONE of mine (out of
twenty-six fics) contains any form of sex act
and the rating was warning enough in my
opinion.

Secondly, I am offended that you would
consider slash outside the norm.  For a great
many people heterosexual stories are outside
their normal view of things.  I believe that
any story, any relationship is "normal".
Especially considering the great variety of
HP stories around. And I'm not just talking
about slash/het pairings, I'm talking about
everything from Hermione and Harry to Hagrid
and the giant squid.

Third, why should slash carry warnings if het
does not?  I don't like to read about
Hermione getting it on with every male in
Hogwarts, yet I've accidentally stumbled upon
some.  Yes, stumbled, there was no warning
what so ever.  At least with my story's it's
pretty obvious it's slash if the summary says
"Draco and Harry are forced to break up.
Songfic" ("Written in the Stars",
AstroTower).  Granted a few of my stories
aren't so clear in summary, such as, "Neville
has become the wizzarding world's new hero,
but is he ready to face those that betrayed
him?" ("The End of the Beginning", Schnoogle)
but I do put the fact that it's slash
prominently in the author's note as well as
pairings.

Should not het authors have to do the same if
we slash authors do?

Saitaina
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