Sigh. This is why I often feel more awkward and alienated among other gen fans than among Wincest fans. It's kind of depressing.
And I try to sympathize with their position, I really do. I myself have a huge squick against parent/child incest, and I've now been in two fandoms -- HP and SPN -- where it's common enough that I couldn't avoid it without restricting my participation to the point where I'd be missing a lot of other stuff that I do want to see. So I have to cope, and yeah, sometimes it makes me unhappy. BUT. Just because I can't avoid something that offends me, doesn't mean anyone is doing anything wrong. As long as no one's deliberately posting John/Dean commentfic in my LJ, I really can't complain of anything more than my bad luck in hating something that lots of other people like.
Nobody owes me an internet tailored to my squicks, or my literary tastes, or my morals. Or any portion of the internet, other than what I'm willing to tailor for myself.
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And I try to sympathize with their position, I really do. I myself have a huge squick against parent/child incest, and I've now been in two fandoms -- HP and SPN -- where it's common enough that I couldn't avoid it without restricting my participation to the point where I'd be missing a lot of other stuff that I do want to see. So I have to cope, and yeah, sometimes it makes me unhappy. BUT. Just because I can't avoid something that offends me, doesn't mean anyone is doing anything wrong. As long as no one's deliberately posting John/Dean commentfic in my LJ, I really can't complain of anything more than my bad luck in hating something that lots of other people like.
Nobody owes me an internet tailored to my squicks, or my literary tastes, or my morals. Or any portion of the internet, other than what I'm willing to tailor for myself.