huh wrote:
the fact that it is there in the zine and unchallenged _would_ suggest
to
readers that Actor X had approved or consented to their presence there.
You're joking, right? I mean, you HAVE to be kidding. The teeny tiny
minority
of fans who might even conceivably believe this really must be too stupid
to
live
First, who says we're talking about fans? I could have meant agents, or journalists, or interested third parties. Secondly, remember a while back a few people on this lyst (including myself) assumed that Gareth Thomas was cool with adult art because he appeared at Redemption, and he turned out to have some real problems with it.
Look, if Sally Knyvette gets a bit upset about a few pictures of her
taken
on a bad hair day, what's she going to do if she finds someone selling a picture of her doing the nasty with Gareth Thomas?
Stop appearing at cons. shrug. My enjoyment of B7 and zines would remain undiminished in any case.
Some of us _do_ like going to cons though, and some of us _do_ like seeing/meeting the actors. Zines isn't the only way to enjoy fandom.
My enjoyment of B7 has nothing at all to do with conventions (and if it did would have nothing at all to do with guest
actors).
That's your feelings. You don't speak for everyone, in fandom or on the lyst. Anyway, it's because of the actors that you have the show in the first place-- doesn't that entitle them to a bit of courtesy?
Anyone who doesn't wish to be exposed to nastiness from journalists, fans
and
critics shouldn't be an actor.
Oh, now really. Are actors not also human beings? Don't they have a right to privacy? These aren't Hollywood stars who thrive on publicity, you know, they're just jobbing actors who, when not working, work in offices, building-sites and schools. Many have partners and kids who are not actors or production people and don't need to be exposed to nastiness. Common courtesy's not a great deal to ask, and that means not treating people like objects for our own selfish pleasure.
I'm not saying one needs to deliberately provoke actors, but if adult zines containing artwork are kept out of
general
view
In this age of pictures on the Internet, that's a bit hard to do.
particularly of B7 actors who Lord knows are not my idea of fabulous
naked,
Seen any of those pictures ;-)? They're pretty idealised.
but fans shouldn't be banned from creating it.
There's a difference between banning people and pointing out that what they're doing hurts the feelings of another human being.
Shane
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