First I'm told it's a payment issue. (The payment providers don't allow pornography of any kind online. Alertpay has rules about it, Paypal has rules about it.) I don't comprehend why this results in 'no humans.'
Then I'm told it's a personhood issue. Patently ridiculous, in the context of consenting adults.
Then I'm told _my work falls foul of bestiality law._ ¬¬
Then I'm told including legal work beside work that's hovering on the edge of legality would push that other work over the edge. (? I don't see the logic in this. I don't understand why it's assumed that barring humans will provide any kind of legal protection. Has this been tested in a court somewhere?)
It's not about finding a place to shove my porn. It's about getting my work onto a shelf and in front of new readers, and about joining a wider literary dialogue. (Laugh if you must.)
I'm being told that my work can't go up on a site that prides itself on freedom of artistic expression. I have a huge problem with that. _Huge._ Now, if the site prided itself on protecting the freedom of expression for niche interests that are otherwise unfairly prosecuted as thoughtcrime? I wouldn't be so pissed off. But that's not how it's presented, and I have to wade through getting accused of writing illegal material to get any kind of straight answer.
I am genuinely uncertain who this Xydexx guy is, but if you think I'm being an unreasonable and pissy jerk, you're probably justified.
My knee-jerk reaction to being censored without a clear, well defined, publicly accessible and proudly stated reason is extremely loud and angry. And yes, 'We just don't like that kind of thing' is an acceptable reason, if one I want to argue with. But that's not the reason that's been given to me, I got told I'm writing bestiality.
First I'm told it's a payment issue. (The payment providers don't allow pornography of any kind online. Alertpay has rules about it, Paypal has rules about it.) I don't comprehend why this results in 'no humans.'
Then I'm told it's a personhood issue. Patently ridiculous, in the context of consenting adults.
Then I'm told _my work falls foul of bestiality law._ ¬¬
Then I'm told including legal work beside work that's hovering on the edge of legality would push that other work over the edge. (? I don't see the logic in this. I don't understand why it's assumed that barring humans will provide any kind of legal protection. Has this been tested in a court somewhere?)
It's not about finding a place to shove my porn. It's about getting my work onto a shelf and in front of new readers, and about joining a wider literary dialogue. (Laugh if you must.)
I'm being told that my work can't go up on a site that prides itself on freedom of artistic expression. I have a huge problem with that. _Huge._ Now, if the site prided itself on protecting the freedom of expression for niche interests that are otherwise unfairly prosecuted as thoughtcrime? I wouldn't be so pissed off. But that's not how it's presented, and I have to wade through getting accused of writing illegal material to get any kind of straight answer.
I am genuinely uncertain who this Xydexx guy is, but if you think I'm being an unreasonable and pissy jerk, you're probably justified.
My knee-jerk reaction to being censored without a clear, well defined, publicly accessible and proudly stated reason is extremely loud and angry. And yes, 'We just don't like that kind of thing' is an acceptable reason, if one I want to argue with. But that's not the reason that's been given to me, I got told I'm writing bestiality.