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[drewkitty]

ysabetwordsmith comments here that "For those of you who like "gentle fiction" (free of sex, vulgar language, or violence)" . . .

Um, if my life were restricted to the standards of "gentle fiction" I'm not sure that I wouldn't spontaneously implode into an incoherent mass of particles.



Free of sex? LOL. Not unless someone cuts my hands off.

Free of vulgar language, whether mine or someone else's? Yeah, right. Not unless someone cuts out my tongue.

Free of violence? Unlikely. You'd have to cut out my tongue, knock out my teeth, cut my hands off, then thoughtfully nail my feet to the floor. Even then, watch out for elbows and head butts.

I'm trying to figure out what's left after removing these three plot devices.

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[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

Jealousy is out, because there's no sex.
Rage is out, because that leads to violence.

However, I'm reminded of "The Gift of the Magi", which is an excellent short story to read -- if only to think about what it means to give up your most treasured possession for your mate, to give them something for their most treasured possession.

Damned anniversaries.

[lironess.livejournal.com]

Once I had a sort of breakdown and could not tolerate conflict for a while. I had to be careful of what I read because if there was too much conflict it was painful to read. I got over it though and found that ALL stories have some conflict. Or there is not much of a story.

I think of the not gentle stuff as spice. You don't want too much of it but the right amount can add a lot of flavor.

[polymathwannabe.livejournal.com]

What's left?
Food and Drugs.
Unfortunately the food is only Vegan cuisine.

Therefore by my own special brand of twisted logic, I must conclude that anyone looking for a life free of sex, vulgar language, and violence must be on drugs.

[finnkveldulfr.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking this through...

And, although it's possible to tell some (but not many) interesting tales without sex or violence... I don't think most fiction would go well without it.

And I'm *STILL* shocked at the way sex is seen as equal to or WORSE THAN violence in its negative moral/ethical effect on the reading/viewing public.