Talks with Aunt Coffeebuddha: I'm too tired and pissed to try to be funny.

[coffeebuddha]

It's late, I'm tired, and I've seen this way too many times today to not want to hit something with a tuba.

Guys. Warning for slash in your headers? Is fucking repugnant.

Let's take a look at some things that are typically warned for and see if you can't figure out why that is without my spelling it out for you.

• Rape/noncon/dubcon/sexual assault
• graphic violence
• character death
• child abuse
• emotional/mental abuse

Basically, these are all things that are generally acknowledged to be potentially triggering for readers. Can we all parse out why lumping a same sex relationship into the category of 'things that need to be warned for' with things like that might possibly be offensive as all get out?

If you want to say that your story contains slash, then have at it. Include it in your summary, in your notes, or in an actual 'Contains' line. But don't fucking warn for it like it's something offensive and triggering.

Comments

[mildly-neurotic.livejournal.com]

It never even occurred to me before but I see your point. I've never done it was a warning, though I have written things in my rating line like:

Rating: NC17 (for hot boy sex)

My lame attempt at humor. :-)

Have you tried a nudge in their comments explaining their misstep?

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

See, that doesn't bother me, because that reads to me like you're just clarifying that the rating's for sex and not violence or something. :)

I've said something about it to a few people, but it happens too often to realistically say something every time I see it.

[mildly-neurotic.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. I think because it wasn't on my radar before I didn't notice. I probably will now! LOL