Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-4969948-20161016212110/@comment-1824169-20161017160352

I think we're all missing one eensy-teensy, tiny-winy detail that might just maybe have a little bit to do with this.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ACTUAL GOD DAMN TV SHOWS

The only reason we even use the TV show ratings system is for "authenticism" or whatever. With LITERATURE, which is what we're ACTUALLY MAKING, the whole idea of a "ratings system" is almost entirely friggin arbitrary.

Let me tell you about a little book series I know that has adult themes and violent, stupidly gory deaths that would never make it to television without either heavy censoring or a "TV-MA" rating.

This series is called Warriors.

It also just so happens to be marketed to the 11-14 year old demographic.

Look, I've had to do a LOT of required reading for academia in my day. Let me tell you, if we were to grade some of the books I read, they'd be TV-MA on here no doubt. Blatant sex scenes, vulgar language, disturbing content, it was all there, and I read these as a preteen, mind you. The literary world gives zero craps about what your kid reads as long as it's not straight-up snuff or pornography.

Considering the fact that we're WRITING fanfiction and not actually making god damn TV shows, having our stuff restricted by TV standards is really god damn stupid.

As for the "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" angle, you might as well petition your local library to stop carrying A Song of Ice and Fire or The Catcher in the Rye because kids could read them.