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I'm constantly saying this. My book is YA and they are messy. Messy, a little stupid, reckless. I have to defend my book all the time to people because it's a YA book that deals with *gasp* sex and betrayal.
The YA ratings topic doesn't need more attention, but I will say this: "Clean" YA shouldn't have to exist. Teens are messy, and that's okay. Teens cuss, and endure hardships, and fumble to discover themselves, and their experiences should be reflected in their fucking books.
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It's so ridiculous when people overreact to YA because, gasp, teens are acting like TEENS?? It boils my blood.
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Thank you. I'm very frustrated lol
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Agreed!! I'm curious- what do you think of establishing a content warning system (for all ages)? Helps people make more informed decisions about what they're reading... the only problem I can think of is people weaponising it and trying to make e.g. "queer" a cw
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I'm with some magazines this year and they all use content warnings, which I like. I've read several books where I personally would have liked a warning about things like detailed sex scenes and sexual assault in advance (wouldn't necessarily stop me from reading, but it helps!)
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But you wont get a Disney movie...
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People have a tendency to treat fiction like it's prescriptive, like an author is trying to tell people how the world should be, like if you put something into words, that's an expression of your vision for real life and simultaneously an attempt to meet your own sinister agenda.
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