meta link: to those on sf-drama regarding rapefic by anonymous

to those on sf-drama regarding rapefic by anonymous, posted on fail_fandonanon. Today is suspend your dislike of anonymeme day, if the excuse is needed. Anonymeme etiquette requires posting anon; today's the first time I thought it was worth not ever being able to say again I didn't participate in anonymeme, because that deserved a response.

Context, especially the superthreads on pages two and three. The post spanned most of Wednesday and some of early Thursday so at this point it is pretty much dead

Warning: This content is triggery for survivors of sexual assault. It is not safe. If you need more specific warnings as to make an informed judgment, please leave a comment.

So this is surprisingly early in the day that I wish it were already over. It may be a record.

ETA: I have no idea how I forgot this. Wank Report's report; the OP of the SFD post comments.

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[(Anonymous)]

Heh, and it's HP fandom I got into just after the rape, and they were the ones who told me everyone's kinks are different and it's all just fiction and I was totally okay. They were an awesome support group. Moreover, my therapist was aware of my writing and said writing non-con and being involved in fandom were a great idea; she was so pleased that I could express what I was feeling in such a non-judgmental place which was, in fact, loaded with other survivors. Since rape is ultimately about control, writing about it is about taking back that control. I could not understand why those sf_d people weren't getting that.

So typically, nowadays I don't have a problem standing up and talking about this, but sf_d looked like it would be wading into a group of angry hornets without wearing any pants. I mean, I think I could have left A comment, but the relentless assholism that followed each sensible comment would have been too much for me. And you left SO MANY sensible comments! It just made me feel so much better to see you being able to stay calm and be rational and keep fighting the good fight.

Anyway, I will go read the apologies. It is actually kind of a relief, I guess. There are some people in that thread who will NEVER apologize, who will NEVER care that they made several rape survivors feel really, really horrible for a few days. Winning internet arguments is obviously far more important to them than the actual women they seem to think they're protecting.

And really, no apologies from you! You were the bright spot in this mess; you put forth all the arguments I would have liked to give had I the strength. There are just some places on the internet I know not to go because they are filled with hornets--angry, irrational hornets--and sf_d is now on that list.