"But I get that me isn't everybody and other people have different ideas, though for the life of me I don't understand why, since *my* way is clearly superior... "
I was feeling unaccustomedly ranty yesterday, as those who know me understand I get, from time to time. And I was also attempting to mock my own self-importance and opinions in my first paragraph. I should police how I express that a bit, phrase it more compassionately. I actually *do* feel that readers often use "trigger" when they actually mean "write what I want to read"--and in that case the onus is on them to find what they like, and not have the mandate to dictate to writers, unless, you know, they're paying. However, I firmly believe that if something *is* triggery, it needs to be tagged, whether *I* find it triggering, or not. So I do tag, though I try and avoid spoiling for plot--even if sometimes the two things can't coexist.
I am *not* triggered, but I *am* squicked by the angel/human sex power imbalance, vehemently so, and I simply avoid it, whenever, wherever, and by whomever. I'm aware I'm missing a lot of marvelous fic by wonderful writers, but it's an instance when *I'm* grateful for tags and warnings. I do get it.
Sorry I went overboard with the humorous-intended rant. You're certainly allowed your passions and your squicks, as are we all, and to have things tagged so we're comfortable.
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6/18/15 12:02 am (UTC)I was feeling unaccustomedly ranty yesterday, as those who know me understand I get, from time to time. And I was also attempting to mock my own self-importance and opinions in my first paragraph. I should police how I express that a bit, phrase it more compassionately. I actually *do* feel that readers often use "trigger" when they actually mean "write what I want to read"--and in that case the onus is on them to find what they like, and not have the mandate to dictate to writers, unless, you know, they're paying. However, I firmly believe that if something *is* triggery, it needs to be tagged, whether *I* find it triggering, or not. So I do tag, though I try and avoid spoiling for plot--even if sometimes the two things can't coexist.
I am *not* triggered, but I *am* squicked by the angel/human sex power imbalance, vehemently so, and I simply avoid it, whenever, wherever, and by whomever. I'm aware I'm missing a lot of marvelous fic by wonderful writers, but it's an instance when *I'm* grateful for tags and warnings. I do get it.
Sorry I went overboard with the humorous-intended rant. You're certainly allowed your passions and your squicks, as are we all, and to have things tagged so we're comfortable.