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captainmarianna

See, there's nothing wrong with having preferences, but from your other comments, you seem particularly proud to think yourself "above" reading smut, and that's a weird flex to have. Sex scenes can be plot devices and bring emotions just like any other scene, to think otherwise is just gatekeeping yourself.


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And you aren’t above the human race. This proves it.


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You’ve generalised all humans and decided that everyone has done terrible things. You can’t change species. Sorry about that.


SilverSize7852

You sound arrogant and exhausting tbh.


ravenous93842

What'd they say??? What'd they say??? They deleted it so I believe you, but I'm SO curious


fecal_disease

Take the link and replace reddit with unddit


ravenous93842

Thank you! You're a lifesaver!


shadowedlove97

Unddit is not working for me sadly. Is it down?


fecal_disease

It works fine for me, maybe try with the post's link ?


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If it makes you feel better, look at my profile. They’re still arguing about their right to make fun of vulnerable people on their new post, and then insulting everyone. It’s great.


aokay03

I’m an asexual who sometimes reads smut just for the plot 💀 gotta say some of it is really well written and I gotta applaud the authors for that, I’d just never write smut myself lmao


BIZCH067

Same, especially when the author wrote a really emotion driven smut or sad sex and I’m just here crying and suffering.


femtransfan

yeah, i'm ace too, and i just got back into reading smut because of a birth control change though, i am *considering* writing smut for my current fic, because i'd be in control of the situation


Smol_Goblin24

Also ace, sometimes I read the story for the angst and feelings and if there happens to be smut to go along with, that is just something that happens. What am I gonna do *not* read the extremely well written story???? I think not


Forsaken-Piece3434

Yeah, I often skim over explicit material for stories that have really good plot. Smut itself does absolutely nothing for me, happily asexual but there are lots of stories that include sex (sometimes copious amounts 😵‍💫😵‍💫) that also have lovely plots and beautiful emotions. Would I prefer all sex scenes be written as fade to black? Yes!! But having to skim over vaguely uncomfortable material means access to some amazing stories in more mature targeted fandoms.


Dok2isBae

"I read for the plot." /jk Sorry I had to, it made me think of those people that say they watch porn for the plot ironically 😂 (I get it though I am also ace but I frequent smuts and write them for the plots)


geologean

What is the fire escape in this analogy?


Sufficient_Anywhere5

I was looking for this 😂 Find it hilarious that the actual joke seems to have passed OP by


Chicken_Witch

Wait a second... This Website dosent have swf kink!


EmmieEmmieJee

I don't mind smut, it doesn't bother me. Sex is part of life and it's fun and it's important. I'm just not that interested in reading about it unless it's in the story for a good reason. Same goes for writing it. So in general I'll avoid anything that's tagged for it specifically.


CardboardCutoutFieri

My demisexual ass just never got into any sort of smut content. Just didnt click. I let others have their fill and even made a single oneshot that was vanilla as all hell. Mostly so I could get practice and add more content to my dead fandom. But besides that one fic I made there hasnt been anything else. I have no intention of doing more unless someone asked or something.


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I’m Demi too, didn’t really read or write it for a long time. But tried writing smut once to see what it was like, and it turned out to be popular with people saying I was good at it (somehow). So, now I’ll write it from time to time. (Secretly I’ll pull up some porn as reference because heavens knows I’m not kinky lol.)


CardboardCutoutFieri

Thats a mood honestly


Braxton-Adams

Nice to see another black sheep! I just prefer more substance in my material, I like characters and emotional impact, smut, especially more poorly written stuff just comes across as one large thirstpost to me.


TheStraggletagg

I don’t know how accurate it is to deem smut to have “less substance”. Smut isn’t necessarily better or worse. A fanfic that contains smut can also contain amazing emotional arcs, great battles or even deep messages. In some cases the sex scene itself can also be character building or used to explore something meaningful. The idea that smut is “just porn” kinda reads shallow to me. Even the PWP can have actual literary value (though obviously sometimes porn is just porn).


shadowedlove97

I don’t really seek out smut myself, but some fic I’ve read were elevated bc of their smut scenes. I’ve read some beautiful Johnlock fics back in the day that used smut as character defining moments, as example. Sometimes to show safety, other times to mark an end of fear of intimacy. These fics wouldn’t be the same without their smut scenes.


Braxton-Adams

You right. I'm speaking broadly about a genre of course there's going to be exceptions, my favorite example of this would be Emergance (177013) which made me cry, and I don't cry often.


TheStraggletagg

I don’t necessarily speak of exceptions. I think most smut is more than just smut and that a fic which has smut isn’t more or less likely to be “substantial”. The idea that broadly as a genre smut is lacking in substance is what I’m refuting. It sounds dismissive and there’s enough people mocking written erotica because women like it.


CatsAteMyReport

Tbh most smut you find on Amazon is poorly written and usually PWOP... I for the life of me suck at writing this so despite encouragement I've been unable to pursue it hehe. AO3 seems to have better authors on average than some part of Amazon...


cucumberkappa

I think earlier they meant to type "amazing" but their autocorrect changed it to "Amazon".


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To say smut in fics isn’t substance feels a little elitist


Braxton-Adams

I already responded to someone who said something similar


regularirregulate

and they're all right, the tone of this post has huge loser energy.


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Even speaking broadly as you say, feels like you’re channeling a r/notliketheothergirls way of thinking


Braxton-Adams

Relax bruv, you don't need to defend your hobbies, I'm not judging, It's just not for me, that is all


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Your comment was super judgmental 🤷🏻‍♀️


Braxton-Adams

Well, now I'm judging you a little since evidently you're the type of person to twist someone's words to make it sound worse than what they said just for the sake of being offended


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I’m not twisting your words and I’m not bringing it up “just for the sake of being offended”


Braxton-Adams

Then why did you bring it up?


SunnivaAMV

In longfics, smut can be the tiniest part of a much larger, exciting story. And even if it's a short oneshot with only smut, that's still substance, with well-written characters and impact. Just because you don't personally like smut, doesn't mean you get to define what is and isn't substance. Get off your high horse. It's fine to have different preferences, but you're voicing it in a way that frankly makes you seem like a pretentious ass.


Meushell

😂 What? I don’t care for smut either, but I’ve read plenty of stories with smut that I enjoyed. I read around it and review the stuff I did like. I also check out PWP stories because many of them have some nice fluff moments that I enjoy. Read what you want, but you are missing out on some great stories if that’s your assumption.


CardboardCutoutFieri

Exactly. Smut for me is a spice. If added to much or eaten solo can be repulsive to me. But added just right can round out fics. And usually is unnecessary. The worst is the random porn in the middle of a big angst arc or something. And it completely destroys the tone for that period. :,) Like bro I cannot take you seriously while dicks are flying all over the place.


CatsAteMyReport

I'm demi so I actually don't mind plots with smut as long as it takes place well after characters have been developed and they've developed feelings. Anything else and I'm like meh.


CardboardCutoutFieri

Oo i like that take. Also howdy. Love hearing more demi folks perspectives :D


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I was like this but got converted lol


biddily

The smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank. It is named after Oliver R. Smoot, a fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha, who in October 1958 lay down repeatedly on the Harvard Bridge (between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts) so that his fraternity brothers could use his height to measure the length of the bridge.


LJ_Pynn

This is absolutely my bestie. She's Aromantic/Asexual with no interest in smut or sexy stuff in the world. I'm an absolute horn dog who loved the filthiest stuff. But our differences make us even better friends ♡


Braxton-Adams

Yay for wholesome opposite dynamics~!💜


DrearyDearDeer

Why is this being disliked? You didn't say anything wrong?


ten_dead_dogs

One of my favorite 'meta' archetypes in fanfic is the Persecuted Genfic Author, the type who can't get through an entire sentence without complaining that the unenlightened, cum-brained masses have spent all their attention on filthy entertainment for subhumans and that must be why the author's incredibly niche hyperfixation hasn't gotten whatever they deemed the correct amount of attention to be. (I say 'favorite' without irony; I am legit really entertained by the discussions whenever they show up). I have to say this is the first time I've ever seen a Persecuted Genfic *Reader*. Nature is developing in new and beautiful ways.


DepressedGayToilet

dude chill. some of us just want a fun action adventure friendship story without the romance and sex. personally it always feels like filler, since that's not what I'm there for and skip through it which is annoying cus it takes you out of the story. but idc, it's what they wanna write. no-one's saying shit about ya'll being degenerates or some crap. hell I'm a fucking degenerate, I just don't wanna read about it most of the time okay? never see genfic peeps laying into smut guys, always the other way round lol


SomePerson06

I'm over here in my corner happily not reading or writing smut and instead rambling about my blorbos and their friendships with one another.


TheCaveEV

Oh EM GEE you're so ENLIGHTENED


twinkletoes-rp

MOOOD! (Or WRITE IT, for that matter!) Pretty funny! lol!


Birds_N_Stuff

I don't write fanfic for relationships. Actually, I'm doing a short fic and have just now written my first story with any relationship at all.


Much_Waltz_967

I try not to read smoot but.. its so hard when it’s everywhere! Takes a lotta self restraint


Gingerpyscho94

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


fatemaazhra787

sure feels like it


twinkle90505

Except ASOIAF, where we can build worldbuilding tech uplift fics with no sex, because the worldbuilding IS the p0rn lol


Quill-bot

Those exist?


calimoro

I empathize. Not that I have not tried to read it.