Xanphibian, thank you.

[icarus]

Thank you, xanphibian.

For the record, I too am an incest survivor and I write about incest. heatherly's post... I have no words. Fortunately, xanphibian does.

Xanphibian sums up a lot of what I feel.

Yes. heatherly misses the point entirely. Yes. Many incest and rape survivors aren't just "okay" with these stories -- they actively seek them out. But to understand that, I think you should read xanphibian's post.

For the record, I'm bothered by heatherly's opportunistic fear-mongering about "outsiders" on the heels of the latest scares. There's potential for a fandom backlash against writers of incest, non-con, and chan. If that happens, no one's going to care if it's a good story or a bad story, or if it's "realistic" or not. We'll just be targeted based on the warnings.

If that happens, I'd do the same thing we did in LJ. I'd take all the warnings off my stories.

Lastly... "writing responsibly"? What the heck is that even supposed to mean?

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[chronolith.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to back out of that thread before I get really flame-y.

Some people really do not seem to understand the concept of fantasy. Like, at all. I think these people do not get that rape fantasies are the single most prevelant type of fantasy for women (not men) and they don't picture themselves at the rapist. And you know what? That's peachy keen because it's a fucking fantasy.

Honestly, I kinda wonder about these people's sex lives if they don't have any conception of sexual fantasy.