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Please feel free to pot or re-post any Lord of the Rings fan-fiction or art here. Do read the info page for what does and does not fall within this community's rules (e.g., lots of LOTR FPS/F, any pairing/group/character, etc.; no RPS/F), and then have fun posting! :) |
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| Mod post: Clear as mud? |
[Aug. 7th, 2007|03:13 pm] |
Given the situation over at LiveJournal, we need to be extra cautious about scenes that look as though they depict underage characters engaged in sexual relations. The visual stuff is stricter than the written, and photographs of underage models engaged in sexual or sexualized behavior absolutely are not allowed. Despite the fact that that is utterly hypocritical (look at any number of underage pop stars, past and present, including Britney Spears), it's still a statute with which we must comply. So, for example, I believe that I cannot allow photo-manips depicting a pre-LOTR Elijah Wood in a sexual situation, no matter how yummy he and Aragorn may look in your crossover. I will also defend to the death manga and yaoi depicting (for example) Merry/Pippin or Legolas/Gimli, as long as the images do not look pre-pubescent.
If you find something on this community that you think is indecent, please report it to me immediately. I shall deal with it as soon as the ether permits.
Here are some examples of things that are acceptable when depicting children in art:
A chaste kiss between an adult and a child, even on the mouth. (That is a cultural and personal matter, and since I'm an uptight WASP/Catholic raised in a family that kissed children that way, I deem it totally acceptable.)
An adult bathing a child. (Please keep it chaste, since the U.S. has [really stupid] laws in some places about nude baby photos, including those of 'Baby's First Bath'.)
Hugging a child, whether the hugger is a child or an adult.
Caring for a sick or injured child.
What's not acceptable:
Explicit sex with an obviously pre-pubescent child.
Open-mouthed kissing between a child and an adult.
Photographs of children that could be interpreted as sexual. (That's the law, last I knew. Way too broad and vague, but the law.)
Abuse or brutalization of a child.
What's controversial, but which I shall accept and defend until I'm told to do otherwise:
Two pubescent, clothed minors in a passionate kiss.
I welcome (read: I CRAVE) suggestions, thoughts, etc. on any of this. I've lost a fair bit of sleep over LJ lately, and I want to make this work as best I can within the law and the TOS on this host. Please do let me know what you think.
Catherine |
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