Arrant Nonsense

Apropos of this post: The other thing that's rage-inducing about the whole debate about warnings in fanfiction is this.

The anti-warnings crowd shouts that "rape victims should take responsibility for their own reading." And then they do, by compiling a list of authors who don't warn. See trigger_fence.

Do said authors applaud them for "taking responsibility"?

NO. They whine about being "singled out." They cry about being "blacklisted." And they report the community for "abuse." Which is HILARIOUS (in the way that's really not) coming from these people and considering the subject matter.

God. If you're not going to warn, then when people create a tool for rape survivors to help them avoid their triggers, don't get all up in their grill about it. You were the one who told them to "take responsibility." They are. Shut up and deal. Kind of like you told them to.

You know, I'm not a rape survivor. I've never been abused. I have no idea why I'm taking this so damn personally. But I am. And I guess venting on LJ is my way of handling it.

Gyah. I'm going to go hurt Ben now. Because that's also my way of "handling it."

Um. For anyone stumbling across this who doesn't know me, Ben is a character in my current novel-in-progress and My Favorite Punching Bag™, not a real person. 911 calls are not necessary.