#WritersCoffeeClub 29/9: Speaking for yourself, what would make a work ‘obscene’?
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#WritersCoffeeClub 29/9: Speaking for yourself, what would make a work ‘obscene’?
To quote that great philosopher, Terry Pratchett, “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” Which is a pretty good benchmark for what’s truly obscene.
There may be other things I personally am squeamish about, but that doesn’t make them obscene. It’s a common fallacy that personal discomfort is a good enough reason to…
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#WritersCoffeeClub 29/9: Speaking for yourself, what would make a work ‘obscene’?
To quote that great philosopher, Terry Pratchett, “Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” Which is a pretty good benchmark for what’s truly obscene.
There may be other things I personally am squeamish about, but that doesn’t make them obscene. It’s a common fallacy that personal discomfort is a good enough reason to…
#books #writing #writersofmastodon...I don't think I could have said it better.
