I hope this isn’t too spicy a topic for the, what, 7th post on this community? But I see that we already have /c/Zoophilia on the instance and it already has an impressive 80 subscribers. Even as a zoo myself, though, I made the decision to block it as I’m firm in my belief that animals can’t consent. What are everyone’s thoughts on the instance growing other communities about other paraphilias? I know we have a lot of lolicons/shotacons/etc. here, so a community for pedophilia/minor attraction would be really cool and I think fit right in. I’ve always wanted a community for that in a reddit-esque style. (They exist as forums, chat-rooms, and mastodon instances, though!) But if it follows in the footsteps of the zoophilia community and everyone there seems to believe kids can consent, I’d have to block it too. And then I’ll be back at zero when it comes to having a reddit-like community of MAPs! 🥲
What do you think about the prospect of more paraphilia communities? Awesome or scary? Good for the instance or bad for it? I’m also interested in hearing everyone’s opinion on creating alternate paraphilia communities exclusively for anti-contact discussions. (If one like that for zoophilia existed I would happily join!)
IMHO.
Fictional stuff = anything goes. Real life stuff = needs actual control on its content.
Using the lolicon, furry and gore examples, they are perfectly valid so long they stay in the realm of fictional stuff be animation or drawings. There is no real harm done and there is a very strong barrier between the aesthetics of the fiction and the real stuff.
Now, if real people and animals are involved, it is a big NO. Real lives are corrupted, endangered or harmed to produce that stuff and is unethical and amoral.
As for if it is anti-contact … I guess that would depend a lot about having mods checking their content constantly and if the option exist, maybe make them exclusively text-only. I know that some people don’t act on their desires and just need a place to vent off.