The Elf ½ ([info]elfwreck) wrote in [info]metametameta,
One of the biggest problems (I perceive) with most fanfic ratings is that no other literature is rated in our normal lives, and so we've got no context to work from. We know that libraries sort "young adult" from "other" literature, but that's mostly based on publisher's decisions, and has little to do with how offensive/extreme the content gets.

But adult fiction isn't rated. While some extreme sexual content is flagged (or more likely, banned in some places), Richard Morgan's explicit science fiction is shelved alongside Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.

I want to bring up the idea that ratings aren't just "a way to sort porn from nonporn," but a way to mentally categorize what we read.

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