Your comment raises a lot of interesting points, but I think I wasn't clear.
For one thing, I don't want LJ/6A to draw the line; I want them to back down and make their policies more clear. However, I don't think that the threat of bolding being held over us is the same thing as a community, by member choice, making decisions about what's acceptable. Obviously we make those decisions in our homes, schools, neighborhoods all the time.
So it's not a question of LJ knowing when things are acceptable; I'm against involving them at all. I'm only trying to raise the point that we fans need to know what we're doing, too, and not just blanket everything in a rallying cry of "free speech!" It's a good rally, but at some point we need to step back and look at the landscape.
But if we do ban sexually icky material, I don't see how it's hypocritical to ban pro-ana communities.
I didn't say that. What I said was that people who are against banning sexually icky material should not turn around and say, "okay then, let's find someone else to persecute." I just personally don't see it as a very mature way of dealing with the situation; it's combative and it's like kicking the dog after your boss reams you out.
I'm not for a minute supporting any of the pro-ana business. It disturbs me to no end, and makes me really angry. But the stance leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Because ultimately, what they're doing is arguing for their right to produce something by making the opposite argument. And I don't think they're doing it ironically.
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For one thing, I don't want LJ/6A to draw the line; I want them to back down and make their policies more clear. However, I don't think that the threat of bolding being held over us is the same thing as a community, by member choice, making decisions about what's acceptable. Obviously we make those decisions in our homes, schools, neighborhoods all the time.
So it's not a question of LJ knowing when things are acceptable; I'm against involving them at all. I'm only trying to raise the point that we fans need to know what we're doing, too, and not just blanket everything in a rallying cry of "free speech!" It's a good rally, but at some point we need to step back and look at the landscape.
But if we do ban sexually icky material, I don't see how it's hypocritical to ban pro-ana communities.
I didn't say that. What I said was that people who are against banning sexually icky material should not turn around and say, "okay then, let's find someone else to persecute." I just personally don't see it as a very mature way of dealing with the situation; it's combative and it's like kicking the dog after your boss reams you out.
I'm not for a minute supporting any of the pro-ana business. It disturbs me to no end, and makes me really angry. But the stance leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Because ultimately, what they're doing is arguing for their right to produce something by making the opposite argument. And I don't think they're doing it ironically.