Anne, it's actually from Shrift--she has said "This is not my beautiful cake," with regards to stories or story-types that other people may like but she does not. It's a way of not saying "I hate that stuff," which can read as a dis on the people who do like it.
I saw Cass' rec and unpacked it, but didn't think to warn anyone more explicitly. Which I blame on a late dinner and some wank on LJ...
I... yeah, over my head. I'm figuring it out from the discussion context just now. I didn't click the link anyway, because I am a lazy bum, but, to quote Willow, "A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend."
(No shovels, I promise.)
Oh, I should have known to look at the story warning when I didn't know what BC meant. After my original !?! I was more amused than anything else.
Wow. Just watched "Woman's Work". Um. It gave me goosebumps and a headache, which is impressive for 3 minutes of vid.
I have Thoughts, but I think I need to watch it a few more times.
I'm still sorting out my thoughts about that vid. It was excellent, but like I said, I'm still sorting.
Me too. It was excellent, but I have enough questions about some of the clips that they used and how they used them that I ended up feeling somewhat manipulated by the whole thing.
I only figured out what that meant a third of the way through the story. Erk.
Whoops! Sorry. I assumed that people would read the actual story warnings if they were reading farther than just the snippet I quoted. I should *not* have done that.
(No shovels, I promise.)
No, I should have warned much more explicitly. It can be a flash point, and I know this. Mea culpa.
Not a problem. I should have known to have read the actual warnings. I posted the original comment more as an example of my own stupidity than anything else.
Well I think I learned a valuable lesson here. Never start a land war in Asia.
t /after school special
Also? I will remember to warn for things I honestly know are issues in the future in clearer terms.
Or go up against a Sicilian when
death
is on the line.