Warnings for fanfiction
Jun. 25th, 2009 02:14 pmA completed story by me will always include lines for summary, author's note, and, if applicable, warning or rating. I don't write noncon or dubcon, but if I ever do so, it'll be made ABUNDANTLY CLEAR somewhere in the heading. Sometimes my drabbles don't have these headings; I've been going back to edit such entries, though none of them are explicit.
I will continue include that information before a story because I'm not an asshole.
"Survivors are asking that authors not hurt them even further by placing them in danger of being thrown back to such harmful mindsets. Survivors are asking that they be given a tool that helps them choose their fandom space and continue to heal, rather than have the same wounds reopened. And most importantly, survivors are asking for something that they did not have at the time of the assault(s): the power to say no. The power to not be made helpless and afraid." Sexual Assault, Triggering, and Warnings: An Essay by impertinence (Warning: Very explicit discussion of sexual assault and the nature, anatomy, cause & effect of triggers. Is itself triggery.)
I will continue include that information before a story because I'm not an asshole.
"Survivors are asking that authors not hurt them even further by placing them in danger of being thrown back to such harmful mindsets. Survivors are asking that they be given a tool that helps them choose their fandom space and continue to heal, rather than have the same wounds reopened. And most importantly, survivors are asking for something that they did not have at the time of the assault(s): the power to say no. The power to not be made helpless and afraid." Sexual Assault, Triggering, and Warnings: An Essay by impertinence (Warning: Very explicit discussion of sexual assault and the nature, anatomy, cause & effect of triggers. Is itself triggery.)