Boom! Cross LetsDrawSPN off the list. The tumblr SPNArtChallenge is doing video games, so apart from the highly peculiar Pac Man (and Lady Pac Man) crossover dreams I had last night, no can play.

I think the word "problematic" must be exhausted with all the use it's being put to, but...excusing Gabriel killing Sam because he wanted to spare Sam the pain he knew of losing a big brother, or saying "but Ruby loved him!" -- those are problematic, no? Those relationships are abusive in a way we don't have real world scope for, but I bet you most of these women consider themselves Social Justiticians, and maybe Edward is rapey to them to boot, and this Kickstarter PUA was a POS...but what's not bad about multiple murder or bringing on the apocalypse?

I mean, I think the alley beatdown was hot. I like what it represented in Dean and Castiel's relationship, both in canon and in fodder for shipping. But it's not healthy! I cannot defend or excuse it--just describe it. Good lord.

I mean, I think the alley beatdown was hot. I like what it represented in Dean and Castiel's relationship, both in canon and in fodder for shipping. But it's not healthy! I cannot defend or excuse it--just describe it. Good lord.

This. Yep.

My taste jibes with my sister's about 80% of the time -- hell, she's the one who was all "No, really, forget about the movie, here's my tape of the first 3 eps of BTVS" so I HAVE to get her into the wonder that is SPN. I mean, she likes YAOI! And I turned my husband onto it, so C'MON, sis! It's like there's this injustice in her world and I have to right it, because I love her. She doesn't need SLEEP. Pfft.

New season starts Tuesday, October 15th. Too damn long.

Colin Ford is in Under The Dome! I barely recognized him.

Dammit, I was wavering about watching it, and I think that news just tipped me off the fence.

God, Oct. 15 seems far off.

Colin Ford is adorable in Under the Dome! He is growing up, though. Big time.

WTH, checked in with the J2BB, and the first six fics seem to all have rape in their warnings. Do Not Want this trend.

Some people use fic to explore their own feelings about consent and gender issues, sexuality, child abuse, rape, etc. It may not sell popcorn, but if it sparks discussion, I think that's healthy.

There's plenty of fluff and PWP and meet-cute and chibis and HEA out there to satisfy a range of palates.

And some of us just have our kink buttons wired entirely wrong, and totes magotes blame VC Andrews.

Signed,

Look, I texted (from a keyboardless phone, which are hard to write on) someone non-con Wincest possession knifeplay fic during a meeting once, and don't even ask about the shit I keep in my drawers.

some of us just have our kink buttons wired entirely wrong

You're putting a value judgement there, if not for yourself, at least for the people who are reading this and coming to conclusions.

I don't want there to be a trend of non con because I want there to be a lot out there I can enjoy reading. Most non con is a big old no (many of the things that fall into dub con don't make a story unpalatable for me, but not all) for that.

I tried to read one about hooker Dean who was about to find his own Pretty Woman story with Cas, and I was willing to accept the English was one degree better than Babelfish (I haven't read anything this plainly Romance language in a while), but two savage rapes by Alistair in three chapters of a guy who only just worked out sex can be fun? That's someone else's story.

J2BB has already trended away from me, since J2 and Wincest are dominant. Hunting through gen or het or rarepairs for the good stuff is much harder work than I am usually up to, whereas I can sort D/C with my eyes closed. I was mostly angry about the artist claiming because I thought the process was unfair, not because I thought there was too much chance of me getting one of the three stories that looked interesting.