Quote Originally Posted by BDSM_Tourguide
You're right. A child cannot consent. Good thing there aren't any of them in ANY of the stories posted herein. They're only words. Made up pieces of someone's imagination.

And while we're on the topic of what's NOT BDSM, let's not forget the following story codes that also have no grounds in ANY BDSM relationship:

incest
snuff
high school (goes with that "young" code)
sci-fi
reluctant
mc
blackmail
torture
nc
extreme
violent

So, then, shall we not also remove all stories with these codes, too, in order to keep with the "SSC BDSM philosophy?" Or do we allow the artists and authors here some leeway to write FANTASY pieces that people with OPEN MINDS can read and enjoy?

In my view, you cannot have one without the other. If your pitch is that the young code doesn't involve any "real" BDSM, then you must also agree, by default, that all of those other codes must go, too. For, certainly, no one in a "real" SSC BDSM relationship would involve themselves with any of the activities depicted by those codes, would they?

Or perhaps it would just be easier to give reality a shot and realize that these are works of FICTION, featuring fictitious characters in fictitious settings performing fictitious acts, and that no REAL people are being involved in any way. Or would that be too easy?
A very good point TG... I agree with what you are saying completely. However, aren't you just preaching to the converted? Here we all enjoy erotic fantasy--of one flavour or another--but what our opinions are of whether or not fiction is harmful don't really count in the long run. What counts is whether or not the stories are enough to provoke people who have the authority and power to cause troubles for Jinn.

Personally, any story with a 12-yr-old in it nauseates me... but a story about a kidnapped 17-yr-old is titillating. Both situations are illegal in real life, but one of those will invoke boundless rage and furor in most adults. You are right, Jinn can't take out every single story that involves something that is against R/L laws... that would be ridiculous, but I think making smaller changes to limit the chances that he becomes a target makes sense.

I see a lot of anti-censorship feeling in this thread... and I agree with you all 100%. I abhor censorship like any other kinkster, but in Jinn vs. the Gov't who do you think will win? I admire people who make a stand for what they believe in... but I like this site. I also believe strongly that I should have the right to smoke marijuana... and I'll do it walking down the street, or walking through the park without embarrassment...BUT, I don't to it in the mall, or on the steps of the local police station. I'd like to, but you have to be sensible sometimes in order to retain (most of) your freedom.