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[bubosquared]

I just realised that ... I think about half my friends page, probably more, is younger than I am. There was a time when I didn't know any slashers younger than I.

This random realisation brought to you by Caffeine, Inc and the letters B-O-R-E-D.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

God, I know. I mean, to me, 16-18 is average age, mostly cause that's how old I was when I got into this whole thing. but 13-15 is. Eeek? Not bad mind you, because I certainly don't censor myself around "children", but still kind of baffling.

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[blue_ant]

because I certainly don't censor myself around "children", but still kind of baffling.

I thought about it. Because there's someone on my friends list who friends-filter-locks all of her posts that have to do with slash, etc, because the people are "under age" ... I don't want to bother. I mean, it's not worth it to me. Plus, the "underagers" on my list are into slash anyway.

But, I have to admit that when I was 13-15, I had no idea what slash was. In fact, I didn't really know until 2000. Not that I hadn't read it before. Because, I read a lot of cyberpunk science fiction and if it's sex, it's been done in one of those books.

But. I guess that's thanks to the 'net. Slash: get 'em while they're young. Or something.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see, I was reading de Sade at age 14, and the smutty bits of Stephen King novels before that, so I don't think slash talk is necessarily bad for young people to be exposed to, y'know?

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[blue_ant]

I do know. I think that people *should* be exposed to smut!fic. Slash and het. Because, while sex isn't all that like fiction, it certainly can help young readers become comfortable with sexuality.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Maybe then we'd be spared all the hidious Mary Sue stories depecting some poor girl's idea of "good sex".

(SOCKS!)

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[blue_ant]

Hah! What, you don't want people to think that sex is well, Mary Sue? *shudder*

Hee.