(By Full Shift I Mean Think Of The Werewolves From Twilight As An Example.)

(By full shift I mean think of the werewolves from Twilight as an example.)

I don’t see why someone writing stuff for a noncon kink is bad, like, it’s a fantasy. Sure, they can also write out the characters acting out a scene (and some people do!) but also… both of those play into a fantasy it’s not immoral, but if someone just writes noncon, it’s immoral and they must actually be a rapist or want to be a victim or something. I don’t know if it’s just anti-kink stuff in general or what.

Its because a lot of people can't differentiate between fictional actions and real ones. Because someone has to write/create those fictional actions, many people assume its the creator acting via fiction, whereas the truth is simply that its the creator creating something fictional.

Characters "acting out" rape is acceptable to certain people because nobody is actually getting raped, and consent is being given to roleplay actions and emotions. This makes those people comfortable because they humanize fictional characters and consider them to be "protected" by real laws and stipulations. The characters are people, so their lives must reflect those of people in real life. Thus, rape is bad.

By the same simplistic explanation, someone writing a fake rape scene isn't actually writing about rape. They're writing about characters enjoying the contributing aspects of the roleplay. Control, size and strength kinks, trust, ect.

However someone who is just writing about rape, in their mind, is sourcing their enjoyment specifically from the rape itself. From those same things, but they're no longer individual, they're just rape.

Essentially they ignore the fact that they're the exact same thing and dictate that the given consent makes the difference.

This is just an FYI but no matter what issues you're an activist for or a supporter of;

Its okay to need moments or days where you simply don't talk about it.

Its okay to say; "I need to step back for a little bit to recharge and focus on the positives."

Its okay to tell someone you can't be their ear right now because you need to rebalance yourself and focus on your own wellbeing. Its okay to tell people you just want to enjoy this moment or this day and not focus on terrible, awful things.

Moments of happiness and peace are just as important as activism and engagement.

Fictional content is not a victimless crime purely because, with some very minute exceptions it is simply not a crime.

It is, simply put, not actually illegal, as in not actually in violation of a written, valid law, to write about a fictional character raping another fictional character. Or murdering them. Or taking their child as a slave.

And, yes, by reality's standards those things are horrifying and illegal, but those people do not exist. Those actions do not exist. Those laws have not been violated because other than as words on a page or pixels on a screen, they do not exist.

Much in the way that fictional characters cannot harm you, or rob you, or marry you or touch you or even speak to you, they cannot commit crimes or be victims of crimes. They are not real people. They are not entities. You cannot harm them any more than they can step out of a screen or off a page and violate laws that exist in real life.

They do not need protecting because they do not exist. They are not allusions to real people or proxies for real people. Nothing that you do to or make a fictional character do has any impact on real people. Actions against fictional characters do not equate to the capability for or desire to do the same to real people.

"But its disgusting to do that to [character]!"

No it isn't, because they're not real. They don't exist. They don't know what's being 'done' to them because they're fictional. They do not need your protection and your championship.

Real victims do. Real people do. They do not need you to start arguments on Tumblr about fanfiction. They need you to force change in the justice system and help increase funding for support outreach and efforts. Fictional characters do not.

Guys, if you read on AO3 please try to create an account. So many of us writers are going to be forced to lock down our fics to registered users out of necessity to help keep AI away, and it kills us because we don’t want to stop any of you from reading.

AO3 is invite only. So if you know an AO3 user, ask if they have an invitation to give you (we’re given invite codes to share with others who want to join) because that’s an easy way to get in. If you don’t know someone you can ask, this is AO3’s instructions for requesting one from them…

I know this seems like an extra step and maybe you don’t think you need it and can just read from people who haven’t locked their fics. But this isn’t just about you as the reader. If you enjoy fics and you want to keep them coming, this is how you support your favorite writers! If our stats and comments plummet, I guarantee writing is going to start going down as well. Nobody wants that! So please consider making an account and signal boosting this as well! 🙏🏻

**NOTE: AO3 indicates (as of today) there’s 48k some people in the queue for invites and they’re sending out about 5k per day. That’s not a bad wait at all!!**

Have you perhaps ever wondered why an alternate AO3 using its open-access structure and code hasn't been created yet?

I mean, if you're so opposed to AO3 and its policies and its literal purpose, instead of spending all your time trying to infiltrate it and report it and push everyone 'icky' off of it... Surely, you'd instead put even half that effort into supporting and creating a fanfiction site where none of the stuff you oppose is permitted?

Someone had to make AO3. Someone had to design its policies and consult with legal teams and create a business structure and pyramid of duty. Its evidently possible to do so.

So.... Why haven't you done it yet? I genuinely am curious.

For all the discussions I see from 'antiship' people about AO3 itself and how it needs to be purged or removed or changed or what have you, I don't think I've ever actually seen even a fraction of discussions revolving around either supporting another existing website, or creating an entirely new one.