Is a tag enough or should you really put a warning?

[alohadave]

But again, why is it my job to anticipate all the things you don't like and announce them, if there are more than ten thematic elements in a story?

No one is forcing you to do anything. If you don't see the value in doing it, don't do it.

 

[TheLobster]

Why are they kind of obvious, when you've just listed two of the largest categories on Lit, offended a good portion of the population, and put a bunch of Russian women out of work?

So, why do you think three, not two, out of the four things I mentioned have their own separate categories while the fourth one slots squarely and unquestioningly into a specific one (Fetish) and nowhere else? Could it be that those themes would be put the readers off if they weren't clearly marked so that people who don't want to engage with them can stay clear?

Setting your homophobia aside, those elements, if they were in a story, would either be self-evident by category or would be tagged as a positive kink.

Setting your completely uncalled-for insult aside (though seriously, WTF?), that's exactly what I was advocating for. Mark the potentially squicky elements through the story metadata, if possible, and then through a warning if not.

But again, why is it my job to anticipate all the things you don't like and announce them, if there are more than ten thematic elements in a story?

I mean, you do you. I'm just advising what seems to be the best practice to make things easier for the readers and avoid copping a one-bomb.