Simsecret Discussion

[strangetomato]

Man, it's been a while since I've been so involved in a discussion in simsecret (about warnings for gay content, and how this contributes to homophobia vs. it being a legitimate warning for the "genre" of slash). I don't always jump into the fray of these debates, but gender and sexuality are the topics where I can't help but suit up and yell, "Okay, let's play ball!" :P Yes, you could say they are my pet isms, in the sense that they are the ones I am mostly tuned in to.

If anyone wants to toss out their two cents (or more) here, we can continue the chat. Feel free to discuss and debate among yourselves. Just keep it clean, folks.

ETA: After using the sports metaphor above, I ended up with Centerfield by John Fogerty in my head. Argh! It's like I'm stuck at a family wedding back home in The Cove (name of hometownvillage has been changed to protect the guilty). :P

And I've added a music suggestion to hopefully lighten the mood (and because my SO has amassed something of a Big Fat Gay Music Collection).

Comments

[annaf94.livejournal.com]

I think that warning should be for things that may be unsuitable for some people to see. So language, and graphic scenes aren't suitable for, say, younger people. They may not see it in everyday life, so being protected from it on her (via warning) is understandable.

But bi/homosexuality isn't necessarily something that you would be protected from seeing in the real world; you see it nearly everywhere, and you WILL come across it at some point, so having to be warned about that? I don't see how homosexuality would be unsuitable for some people to see, because it's inevitable that you'll have to deal with it at some point.

I think that it is ridiculous to have to warm about it. You wouldn't always get a warning in real life - at least you can usually tell when a person/ if a person is the sort to use strong language, and there'll always be warnings for sexually explicit things, but homosexuality would just be there, right in front of you, and there's not really anything you could do to avoid it, like not listening to people who curse, or seeing explicit stuff.

Gah, I'm having trouble explaining quite what I mean. but anyway, I think that it's completely and utterly unnecassary, and there's no reason that anyone should need to be warned about/protected from it.
Meh. Long post is long.