Fandom Secrets

[paraka]

Over at LJ's fandomsecrets someone made a podfic secret (thanks to brimtoast for the link).

I'm really curious as to what others in the podfic community think of it, it's had some very mixed reactions in the thread I linked to above.

Comments

[paraka]

Ha, I love this answer. I mean, I get the other side of it. I grew up in a Catholic household where, really, sex was just for procreating, masturbation was never even mentioned. Old habits die hard and I still squirm a little when trying to talk about these things but really, we shouldn't.

I love how fandom is so much more open about this kind of thing, how we do discuss these things (even if it's still a little awkward for some).

And, actually, I just tweeted about how it's... notable that the masturbation euphemisms being used in this conversation mostly imply male masturbation. :-/

[dodificus]

Eh. It's just a little sad how a lot of the knee jerk reactions in that post were along the lines of how creepy and gross it was, how the secret poster should have just kept it to themselves.

Old habits die hard and I still squirm a little when trying to talk about these things but really, we shouldn't.

I think most of us grew up with that whole silence on female masturbation (shame isn't just for catholics!) but look at the environment we're in now! Surely it should be different and easier to admit that it happens? But you're right, we at least now have a space where we *can* discuss it even if it *is* still a little weird and awkward.