Storylines/Genres you hate

[ShinyCrazyDi]

I think NZers as a whole are pretty complacent, patting ourselves on the back for being 'above' other stuff (& removed from it being a pretty isolated island community) & although we're not as openly opinionated as some cultures, under the surface a whole mess of unaddressed backwardness (bigotry, xenophobia etc) lurks quietly. It's a strange place. Somewhere between progressive & regressive. Depends massively on the city & culture you're in too.

 

[ShinyCrazyDi]

But it is a spectrum. If you wish to do both in equal parts then you can only commit 50% each way. That's why I said 'not fully'. So for whatever amount one seeks approval, that amount compromises the art.

Now again, there's nothing wrong with that but one would be wise to understand the principle at hand. It's a yin yang thing.

Yes, absolutely a spectrum

 

[ShinyCrazyDi]

People go on and on about how a red H doesn't prove the story is well written, and there are certainly some highly rated stinkers.
That said, I've yet to find a story that I thought was exceptionally well written that wasn't well rated.
The red H is an imperfect filter, but it is still a useful filter.

BTW I love that your signature has a Terry Pratchett quote! & I especially love that particular quote, so much truth in it.

It reminds me of a character (who I THINK was in The Unbearable Lightness of Being?) who thinks about sex & ice cream & how people want to try all kinds & call vanilla a boring flavour but when it comes down to it, vanilla can be the best kind of ice cream if made well & served well & enjoyed for the taste & creaminess etc. I must re-read the novel to confirm whether or not it's from that book though.

 

[lovecraft68]

I can. Pepsi taste along the lines of flat Coke Zero, it's not as carbinated, and it's sweeter. After working at Pizza Hut, where all there was, was Pepsi products; my love of coke was restored. Faygo Cola taste exactly like Pepsi.

I don't know if it's still around but there was also RC (Royal Crown?) soda that I thought was better than Pepsi

 

[TheLobster]

In the US some people are also using the term “significant other”, abbreviated as SO, though it’s typically in a more formal setting and in written forms of communication.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

In the US some people are also using the term “significant other”, abbreviated as SO, though it’s typically in a more formal setting and in written forms of communication.

Still? Not seen that in writing in years, outside people wanting to type as few chars as poss, now superseded by autocorrect. I only ever heard it a few times in the 80s, where there was confusion with Esso the oil company.

 

[Blind_Justice]

'Hate' is a strong word. Instead of getting a hate boner and lambasting authors for their kink choices, I simply ignore material which I don't like. Live and let live and all of that. I don't understand - for example - the LW trolls who obviously have a massive problem with infidelity, yet like clockwork they show up in the comments section of LW stories and complain about them. Umm... just don't read it?

I'm a firm believer in equality, so almost all subgenres of erotica dealing with power dynamics go right by me. Not getting any twitches downstairs when BDSM or cuckoldery is involved. Non-con? Fuck off with that. Interracial? I don't see the taboo in it. That would be like fetishizing Italians or Norwegians. And last but not least, I avoid feces and piss play like the plague. That stuff belongs in a toilet, not the bedroom.

And above all, I prefer my erotica to be story-centric, not kink-centric. That's why all the stuff I've written - more or less - is story first, sex second. Some commenters even say that my stories work as well without the sex as with it.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I don't know if it's still around but there was also RC (Royal Crown?) soda that I thought was better than Pepsi

RC cola and a moon pie!

You can still find it, I think Cracker Barrel has it.

 

[GeTee]

Still? Not seen that in writing in years, outside people wanting to type as few chars as poss, now superseded by autocorrect. I only ever heard it a few times in the 80s, where there was confusion with Esso the oil company.

It may be regional? Significant other is pretty common in my area of US, even sometimes spoken, but usually used when someone doesn't know the answer. For example, someone may say, "Do you have a significant other?" And you may reply, "Yes, I'm married." It is sort of used when wanting to be intentionally broad.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

But it's not effective, so why use it as a filter at all?



But good or bad you are still judging your work by the judgment of others. It's the exact same principle. One either writes the stories that they wish to tell or writes for the affirmation of the audience. One cannot do both, at least not fully.

And as for my use of the term 'you' in my previous post, I did not mean you specifically. However, be wise to take note that your defensive reaction betrays your need for my approval, which you absolutely do not need.

Imperfect and ineffective have two different meanings.
The red H is imperfect, it isn't ineffective.
I've got a bottle disinfectant wipes at my desk that kill 99% of germs. Should I not use them because they aren't 100% effective?

As to audience, this notion that we should ignore the audience... if you don't care about the audience and you just write for yourself why bother to post here at all?
If you want your work to be completely cut off from the audience don't bother with one at all. Or just turn off scoring and comments.
That said, great writers do consider their audience, books have literally been written about just that.

 

[ShinyCrazyDi]

Right? If the audience didn't matter AT ALL, I don't think I'd bother publishing them here? Like, if it's 100% for me I'd keep them in my docs folder. Personally, I write them MOSTLY for myself, but I'd be lying to myself if I said I never took notice of people's reaction/comments etc.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

As to audience, this notion that we should ignore the audience... if you don't care about the audience and you just write for yourself why bother to post here at all?
If you want your work to be completely cut off from the audience don't bother with one at all. Or just turn off scoring and comments.
That said, great writers do consider their audience, books have literally been written about just that.

I didn't say that at all and you know that. Stop trying to pick fights.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

But good or bad you are still judging your work by the judgment of others. It's the exact same principle. One either writes the stories that they wish to tell or writes for the affirmation of the audience. One cannot do both, at least not fully.

I didn't say that at all and you know that. Stop trying to pick fights.

How is that not saying you don't care about the audience?
I love how you can tell everyone here they are wrong, but as soon as some challenges you it is instantly "picking a fight".
You are certainly thin skinned for someone who is ways telling us how tough she is...

 

[Devinter]

I do, the fact that I don't like it isn't some kind of judgement on the act itself or the people who enjoy it.

I think Pepsi tastes terrible, doesn't matter to me one bit if you drink it by the gallon. I don't enjoy it so I will drink something else.

Wait a minute.. Are you Pepsi-shaming me?

 

[Kumquatqueen]

It may be regional? Significant other is pretty common in my area of US, even sometimes spoken, but usually used when someone doesn't know the answer. For example, someone may say, "Do you have a significant other?" And you may reply, "Yes, I'm married." It is sort of used when wanting to be intentionally broad.

But do they write or say SO?

 

[GeTee]

But do they write or say SO?

It's written quite often, it's not said out loud as an abbreviation.

 

[Naughtylit81]

I am not a fan of the cruel/pathetic cockhold sub-genre or anything to do with watersports or scat.

In the former it often crosses so many boundaries of basic humanity that the domme and bull are at best sociopaths if not actually psychotic. Personally it comes across as torture porn rather than anything even remotely erotic.

For the latter there is just the visceral disgust of playing with body waste.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Lol at the level of insults here. There have been arguments and there has been bickering on this forum but this is just way over the top. People should learn some basic civility.
PSG, this language you are using is more suitable for a ghetto than an internet forum.

 

[yowser]

SP: Significant Pepsi.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I am not a fan of the cruel/pathetic cockhold sub-genre or anything to do with watersports or scat.

In the former it often crosses so many boundaries of basic humanity that the domme and bull are at best sociopaths if not actually psychotic. Personally it comes across as torture porn rather than anything even remotely erotic.

For the latter there is just the visceral disgust of playing with body waste.

Agreed, I think there can be an erotic element to some of that. It's not my thing, but to each their own. It often seems to go bad because writers seem to want to dial it up to 11 to impact the readers and that just makes it gross and inappropriate.

 

[ShinyCrazyDi]

Wait a minute.. Are you Pepsi-shaming me?

OOOOOOOOOH GUYYYYYYYS! There's gonna be a SODA FIGHT!

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Wait a minute.. Are you Pepsi-shaming me?

Admitting you have a problem is the first step...

 

[Devinter]

SP: Significant Pepsi.

Admitting you have a problem is the first step...

The Lime version is my true love. You will never take her away from me!

 

[Kelliezgirl]

The Lime version is my true love. You will never take her away from me!

You can definitely keep that.

 

[Naughtylit81]

OOOOOOOOOH GUYYYYYYYS! There's gonna be a SODA FIGHT!

The simple answer here is that Dr. Pepper is the only correct answer.