I think the argument centers around whether or not choosing to exclude slash and only slash is always de facto discrimination. I've already said I don't find it to be to discrimination per se, but the argument that it ends up being (or at least appearing) homophobic in practice is one I'm being swayed towards.
I could be easily convinced that the archivists are just young, naive, and interested in PG-rated gen fics. (However, they have not explicitly banned PG-rated het fics, which might be an oversight on their parts.) But even if that is their aim, I do think they're presenting themselves rather badly. I'm not willing to write them off as bigots, but I do think a gentle education as to why their archive is coming across as offensive might be in order.
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Date: 2011-07-18 03:10 pm (UTC)I could be easily convinced that the archivists are just young, naive, and interested in PG-rated gen fics. (However, they have not explicitly banned PG-rated het fics, which might be an oversight on their parts.) But even if that is their aim, I do think they're presenting themselves rather badly. I'm not willing to write them off as bigots, but I do think a gentle education as to why their archive is coming across as offensive might be in order.