Originally posted by Cleo671
yep.. so just because Ernest Hemingway shot himself in the head..I might as well go and do that to.. if we go by that logic alone.
Logic? Your logic, hon, not mine--that's not even close to what I said. Want me to lay it out for you in simpler terms? Here: If Roman Polanski can do something THAT atrocious in REAL life and suffer nothing for it, odds have it my little works of fiction aren't going to cause me any grief. And that, my dear, is a far, far cry from saying, "He did it, so I'll do it, too!" Of course, it's possible that you didn't misunderstand at all, but rather intentionally misrepresented my words. Sad to say, folks do that with appalling frequency. Remember, you were the one who claimed that those of us who write fiction involving minors were likely to suffer damage, career-wise. I was merely showing the flaw in that theory.

This is the spot where I'm supposed to roll my eyes dismissively, right? Well, I don't play that way. We'll leave the rolling eyes to you.

And no one said your point wasn't valid, only that the suggested solution was unecessary and somewhat redundant. In a forum such as this, if WE aren't smart enough and adult enough to blink, shake our heads, and close a post that offends us, then maybe we aren't smart enough or adult enough to be in this forum.

Here's another illustrative statement--I don't believe in censoring television, but rather support the right of people to change the channel. I don't support the shuffling of certain books into dark little back rooms with signs over the doors, but rather support the right of folks to not purchase or read them. And I can't get behind labeling posts or throwing them into a marked bin based upon the possibility that you might be offended, but rather support your right to read those first few lines, realize it's not your cup of tea, and click that "back" button.

Like the rest of us do. There have been threads and photographs here I have found spectacularly offensive. I click out. I change the channel.

Try it.

Kallie