Site Needed for Humorous Fic

[MsTattersall]

>> udder pd wrote:
> > I can fully understand her not wanting to use Fiction Alley they 
> seem to have no regard for JKR's wishes and are filling their site 
> with slash and student teacher pairings.
>
> Heidi Tandy replied: 
> How do *you* know what JKR's wishes are in terms of fanfic? 
 
MsTattersall here:
I think the point of this inquiry was less an indictment of 
FictionAlley or an attempt to second-guess JKR than a request for an 
alternative forum. It does seem that FA leans heavily toward slash, 
and that is certainly FA's right, privilege, and direction if that is 
the preference of FA's marketplace. I can also understand why some 
writers and readers would prefer a fiction venue where the 'ships 
are "traditional" and seem to be more in keeping with the spirit of 
HP canon. So far, JKR has not introduced any gay characters (that we 
know of), nor has she ever hinted at relationships between 
professors, or between professors and students. While her personal 
thoughts and beliefs may accommodate such relationships in the RW, in 
the WW she has created for us, this is yet to be revealed. Those who 
write fanfic that follows the example she has set, and prefer not to 
commingle it with fic that deviates so drastically from it, cannot be 
faulted if they would like to choose another place to share it than 
FA. They have a choice, also.

(snip several paragraphs)
> 
> HPfGU allows discussion of same-gender relationships, and, for that 
> matter, intergenerational relationships. Do you really find 
> McGonnagal/Snape so horrifying? What about Arabella Figg/Remus 
> Lupin? Those are intergenerational ships - and McGonnagal even 
> *taught* Snape. And you really think those things are horrible? 
Why? 

No, they're not horrible, but in those examples you are talking about 
relationships between adults. If it's a Snape/Harry or even Mme. 
Hooch/Ron, we are looking at relationships between adults and minors, 
which in most of the U.S. is illegal, even if it is completely 
consensual. It certainly is not illegal to write fanfics about it, 
but again, it may be the preference of some writers to choose not to, 
and also to choose not to associate their work with those who do. 

(snip some more regarding intellectual freedom and suppressing ideas)

Nobody's suggesting that anything anybody wants to post to FA should 
be suppressed. FictionAlley seems to be a perfect example of freedom 
of expression and it should be encouraged. But please don't make the 
mistake of thinking that if somebody doesn't care for what you're 
offering and wants to "do business" elsewhere, that is in any way 
censorship or suppression of your forum. That's their freedom of 
expression, too.
MsTattersall