My Last Post...

...was perhaps dishonest, in that I argued something hyper-rationally -- in terms of language and definitions -- that is ultimately a values issue. I believe for a publication to declare they do not accept gratuitous sex and violence, then immediately reject all sex and violence in general, regardless of its purpose within a narrative, is to declare all sex and violence inherently gratuitous, that is, without purpose, meaning, etc, and this is a belief system I find appalling. Kind of indicative of much of what's fucked in our culture w/ regard to sexuality. The sort of thinking literature ought to challenge, not reinforce.