FemslashHistorian2

stop acting as if someone can’t enjoy both erotica and literary fiction or classics. it’s not some dichotomy.

stop acting as if erotic art can’t be poignant and meaningful. and that includes all erotic art - not just fine art.

stop insisting that sex scenes or erotic material ruin movies and shows just because you, personally, get icked out watching it.

Ever wonder why authors can never read fanfic of their work? Part of the reason is today's Wank Wednesday, the Marion Zimmer Bradley Fanfiction Controversy.

Marion Zimmer Bradley was a prolific sci-fi/fantasy author. She was often involved in her fandom, reading fanzines and encouraging fans to write stories in her universes, one of which was her popular Darkover series. In 1991, Jean Lamb wrote their fic Masks about the Darkover character Regis Hastur, and it was published in the zine Moon Phases. Bradley's forthcoming novel Contraband was also supposed to be about the character Regis Hastur. The next year Bradley offered Lamb money for the copyright to Masks, which Lamb refused and Lamb tried to negotiate a counteroffer which Bradley refused. The events after that are a little muddled, but Bradley's lawyers sent Lamb a cease and desist order, and Contraband was never published. Bradley's team would later claim that Bradley could no longer read fan material because a fan had tried to sue Bradley, something that Lamb vehemently denies. Ultimately this incident, along side a few others, lead to major changes in how authors interacted with fanfic.

Want to learn more? Head over to the Fanlore page!

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"Come on!"

"Do people really enjoy this?"

"Aren't you going in, Minthara?"

I've spent the past few months living in Austria, and one of the things that has really impressed me about this country is how much it... trusts me. Transit works via the honour system. Nobody tries to card me when I buy beer. When I explained my usual prescription to my doctor here, she didn't try to persuade me I wanted something else instead. You can buy a vibrator from a vending machine.

And it all just works. The transit system is well-funded, the ERs are not full of dead drunk teens (it's hard to do too much damage to yourself with the weak-ass beer here, especially if comparatively few people drive), and nobody seems particularly fussed about it. This is the safest, cleanest, and happiest city I've ever seen. I live in what is broadly considered to be the worst part of town, and it's miles more pleasant than the nice parts of some North American cities I've lived in.

yes we can!!! our fave supergirls should meet it would totally go great