Jean and Barbra's parents.
Frederica Gunnhildr and Seamus Pegg.
A highly respected Knight of Favonius and the Cardinal of Daybreak.
Divorcees.
They are both on the expedition with Varka.
Now imagine these high rank, well resected leaders, just bickering constantly, because they divorced and clearly were immature about it seeing the estranged relationship their kids have with eachother.
All the knights and affiliated expedition crew just not knowing how to react because damn these really capable and responsible people are acting real childish right now.
Varka being like "you argue like a married couple" just to piss them off more because he thinks it's funny.
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I don’t give a shit about what canon says, in my head Vulcans of any gender would usually just be gentle with Humans
Like maybe before when Vulcans were barely interacting with Humans they’d be aggressive, but with the way they’re constantly reminding Humans that they’re stronger and stuff, I think on a more instinctual sense they wouldn’t see a single Human as a threat unless provoked
(If they see them as a mate is a whole other thing)
Mostly cause,,, I really can’t stand the idea of them losing that much of their senses, also for the mate thing I really can’t stand violence of that nature (yes, as a reader of pon farr I am suffering)
But also, just imagine you’re friends with a Vulcan and one day your usually stoic friend seems to be snapping at people and acting aggressive, everyone’s telling you to watch out and then you see them coming at you, they look pissed, you’re suddenly reminded of the differences in strength between your two species, you’re terrified, suddenly they’re right by you…and they just give you a polite greeting? Then walk by you to snap at another Vulcan to move out their way
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hey, just. friendly reminder that fanfiction is morally neutral.
yes, that includes smutty fics. yes, that includes self-insert fics. yes, that includes the fics you consider Problematic TM and the fics you don’t think are Smart or New. in fact that’s kind of why I’m writing this post.
I know we all love to talk about Themes And Narratives, but—and please listen to me very carefully here—you are not earning Good Place Points for only reading the kinds of fan fiction you feel are Smart or Only Focuses On The Important Things Like Themes.
fan fiction is morally neutral.
what I mean is this: no one is harming you, themselves, or anyone, by writing a fic about two characters having sex. (are you uncomfortable with the fact that I typed the word “sex”? hi, this post is about you. people have sex. and they write and talk about it. it’s seriously fine.)
no one is being harmed by self insert fics, by smutty fics, by anything not exclusively Smart TM about the fandom or analytically adding to it.
(and that’s not to say these two types of fics, that any type of fic, can’t have those elements— some of my favorite fic authors, my mutuals, my tumblr friends, write fic in these genres, and they also explore Themes and Emotions and analyze character traits and histories and write brilliant plots and incredible character arcs and yknow what, it’s amazing! it’s fantastic to examine what makes two characters react a certain way to x situation while also having them fuck nasty about it!) (and yes, I did just type ‘fuck nasty about it’ and I promise, that’s fine, too.)
what I’m saying, though, is that it doesn’t NEED that to, I dunno, somehow validate it into existing. it just Is. it just Exists. it doesn’t need an aspect you Approve Of TM in order to earn the right to be shared, to be written, to be published and commended and interacted with and read. it just. Is.
and I think a lot of especially younger, or newer, tumblr users especially get uncomfortable with that, and they unintentionally veer right (..ha) into self-censoring, puritanical behavior which is exactly what every person trying to ban books and generally kill art, wants. (and we’re not even going to examine in depth here, beyond mentioning it, the fact that policing, censuring, and banning art has historically and still today is being used to silence marginalized voices, so, I ask you to keep that in mind as you think on this, too, please.)
what I’m trying to say is this—if you personally don’t enjoy smut, don’t enjoy self insert fics, don’t enjoy a certain genre, that’s great, you do you! but, you must, must understand that this is not a moral stance. You are not objecting to a problematic practice, exploited workers, consent issues, labor crises… none of that applies, because no one in these stories is a real person. a story written about two Star Trek characters kissing on the bridge of the Enterprise is just that, a story. there is no actor for whose rights to fight, no wages to dispute fairness of, no ethical ramifications of scenes to discuss. these are Fictional People in Fictional Situations.
fan fiction is morally neutral.
and the moment you try to make yourself feel Better TM, More Correct TM, or—one of the ones I encounter the most—Smarter TM, by saying oh, I don’t read that kind of fic, I read the good kind, with thought in it—
you’re not only causing harm, you’re actively employing art censoring behavior. is that something that you want to do? I hope not. I certainly don’t.
next time you see a fic or a genre you don’t Approve Of TM, please remember the easiest way of exhibiting that— simply scrolling by or blocking a tag! If you’re on ao3, their system is incredible for niche content searches, and blocking a tag even here on tumblr will (most of the time) work.
I just., there’s so many better options out there for you than to… act like this. I believe you, we, all of us, can be better than this.
fanfiction. is. morally. neutral.
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A protest against Wattpad's new Content Guidelines
Recently, Wattpad has changed the Content Guidelines on sexual content, declaring that the age of consent is now 18. "Any sexual content between characters must abide by this age of consent and not be in violation of Canadian Law."
This is embarrassing for Wattpad. This is disrespectful to Wattpad users. This is a capitalist company conforming to conservative politics.
Wattpad is and has always been home to teenage writers. When I first learned of Wattpad at age 13, this orange app was everything to me. Wattpad is home to teenage writers and readers all around the world, with its many languages Wattpad is unique, and that is something to be proud of. Wattpad has given a creative voice to a generation and inspired young people to write and with multi media challenge our perceptions of the written word and literature. That is not nothing.
But the thing is, teenagers write stories about teenagers. Teenagers write sexual content that includes teenagers. Teenagers have sex in real life with other teenagers. To declare any of that illegal only has negative consequences.
Wattpad declares they want to create a safe space. They want to protect the community. If they really wanted to do that, then they wouldn't have these restrictions on WRITTEN, FICTIONAL sexual content.
Things that would make this a safer space and create and protect our community of global writers:
- quality sex education
- quality sex education in all languages used on Wattpad
NOW we are in a situation where WRITTEN FICTIONAL depiction of sex between fictional characters under 18 is not allowed. "Illegal sex acts" aren't allowed either. Should we thank Wattpad for clarifying that they mean "according to Canadian law"? Or should we wait with the thanking until they change it to local laws, or LGBT+ stories will be illegal as well?
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I‘m not putting this in the main tag but I‘m so annoyed by people taking Fizz being uncomfortable with Mammon‘s insistence on people fucking toys with his likeness as a sign that he‘s ace… I mean, I don‘t know any allo-sexual person who would be cool with this and it feels strange that people are conflating somebody who‘d like to have agency over his own image and not be a literal sex object with somebody who doesn‘t experience sexual attraction…. (It also comes pretty close to the whole thing with victims of sexual abuse or orientation being portrayed as sexless and/or sexually broken)
I mean, sure, there are plenty of kinky asexual people, just like there are aromantic people who write love stories (*cough*), but it makes me feel weird to think people believe allosexual people would be ok with the shit mammon is pulling…
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