censorship

Censorship or sensitivity?

censorship, roald dahl, sensitivity readers 9th March 2023 Other Things, Rantings

One of the better takes on the recent rewriting-Roald-Dahl fuss was from someone on Twitter who pointed out that their youthful reading had included plenty of Dahl, Enid Blyton and even some JK Rowling… “and I’m woke as fuck!”. I … Continued

Bonfires and Inanities

authoritarianism, bonfires, burning, censorship, offence 21st April 2022 Other Things

The whole concept of bonfires is a bit culturally loaded, I suppose. The word derives from ‘fire of bones’ ie the burning of bones (as opposed to a convenient way to get rid of fallen leaves or other garden waste) … Continued

GC crybullies and the shrieking of the silenced.

bullies, censorship, feminism, silencing, trans rights 13th March 2022 Other Things, Rantings

Ever noticed how people allegedly ‘silenced’ never seem to shut the fuck up? There seem to be few better career moves than saying something horrible in public, getting disagreed with or reprimanded… and then launching yourself on the interview circuit, … Continued

OnlyFans won’t be the only ones

censorship, money, porn 22nd August 2021 Other Things, Rantings 1 Comments

It looks as though OnlyFans is going to go down the same plughole as Tumblr… and various other corners of the Interweb that previously gave sex workers and porn creators a chance to earn a living and express themselves on … Continued

Free Speech: Are You Sure About That?

censorship, controversy, free speech, no-platform 26th February 2021 Musings

Free speech and censorship are topics I have always taken a lot of interest in, even as the terms themselves take on a range of meanings. Some such meanings amount to deliberate, malicious redefinition, in case you hadn’t noticed. What … Continued

Free Speech, Censorship and Consequences

censorship, consequences, free speech, opinion 21st February 2020 Musings, Uncategorised

Yet more wailing and footstamping about the threat to free speech this week. Between the forced resignation of a swivel-eyed eugenicist, the latest round of convulsions in the Labour party, and that knob with his twitter account, anyone would think … Continued

Stupidity all around: N*zi Pugs F*** Off?

censorship, free speech, pug dog, stupidity 23rd March 2018 Rantings

There’s a fair bit of noise at the moment about the Guy Who Made His Pug A Nazi. At first glance, this seems like a weird and worrying story, to be sure. The video over which he has now been … Continued

#Ssos and why this community matters

#Ssos, censorship, erotica, media, Patreon, sexuality 28th October 2017 Rantings, Sex stuff 2 Comments

Ssos, sex-positive, erotica, adult industry

This week’s Big News for all of us whose work involves sex in any way is more of the same, depressing shit. First, Patreon, which was proving a good income generator for writers, artists, photographers, film-makers dealing with erotic/adult themes, … Continued

Hot Topics, Taboos and Self-Censorship

authors, censorship, taboo, writing 27th August 2017 Musings, Other Things

Is there anything you shouldn’t write about, when it comes to fiction? I made a quick trip to Chaptercon on Friday, to take part in one of the discussion panels, and the concept of taboos was something we touched on. … Continued

Is My Enemy’s Enemy My Friend?

#womensmarch, censorship, enemy, feminism, feuding, politics, protest 17th January 2017 Events, Musings, Other Things

hope, togetherness, common cause, solidarity, women

Yeah, politics again. Sorry. It’s just a little difficult to avoid the wider world, at the moment. Every day seems to bring an even more alarming news item, whether it’s one that hits straight home or one that has more … Continued