donutsweeper | (no subject)

I watch a few story finder communities. I don't always find the requests to be a story I'd be interested in, and in fact some wind up hitting some of my serious squicks, but I appreciate the fact that the comms exist and try to help people find stories when I can.

The following post appeared briefly on the ncis one:

I honestly don't know what is wrong with some of these requests... What is wrong with some of you...Always looking for stories that have awful, horrible, stuff happening to Tony??

What happened to normality?? An actual plot, storyline, depth?? Not the same old, same old rec's and some that should'nt be rec'd...

Sincerely,

{poster whom I shall not name}

My response was:

It is a wide and wonderful world out there filled with diverse people with different likes and dislikes. Some people want to read slash, others only gen. People like what they like, be it mpreg or D/s or whump or case!fic or slash or gen or het or what have you. This is a comm to help people find those stories. If you don't like the request, scroll past it. If you don't approve of the story suggested, don't read it. There is no need to judge the requests or make your own decision on their worth.

The entire thread has been deleted, but I stand by my statement. Opinions are good. Intolerance and censorship are not. Let's try to have an open mind and let people read what they want to, okay?

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I think that the requests on finder communities are often depressing, but that's no reason to rant at people.

Exactly. Some are story subjects I find disturbing even disgusting (looking at some of the RPS request at the supernatural comm there) but if someone wants to read them, and someone else can help them find it, why should it affect me?

See for me it's more: "Oh. Wow. You want woobie!Ianto fic. How surprising. What is the desired trauma this time? Anorexia? Oh, goodie."

Ah yes, it can be a little tiring to read how often someone wants specific whumps

Well, to be totally honest it's more annoying that they're all Ianto!whumps and Jack is ignored in the whumping.

Also? I love Ianto, but he doesn't remotely look anorexic in season two.

I don't really understand fanfic's obsession with anorexia. It's in a LOT of fandoms. *sighs*

I think it's part of the feminization of men in slash. Anorexia gives you a waif-like woobie suffering terribly from what is primarily a woman's disease.

Ianto's beefy in season 2! It looks like he went to the gym and bulked up.

Maybe the anorexic fic lovers have a waif kink. Or poor, delicate, X.

And had a steady paycheck and was able to eat regularly. Yeah.

*snickers* sorry, but that's funny.

I can't imagine why people thought he looked thin then.

I keep flashing to poor Gareth bitching about the makeup in Adrift. "They give John all this shading and contouring. And I get nothing!"

One of the recent recs for Tony Trauma (I don't remember if it was sick or injured or what) also included domestic discipline, which is a MAJOR squick for me. Oddly enough, it wasn't that hard to just close that tab and move on.

That's what I didn't understand- You are under no obligation to read the request or the rec. Don't like? Move on

Bingo.