I've read some of the blog posts now by authors like Selena Kitt. It seems that a lot of Indie authors are being hit pretty hard by the new regulations.
I would like to point out as most witch hunts go, they start small and increase until even those who feel safe are included. (This is the history teacher in me appearing.)
I would like to point out that some pretty famous IN-PRINT. NON Indie authors could be adversly affected by these decisions.
Laurell K Hamilton as I mentioned before talks in her books about "Mind Rape" by Mommie Dearest. Her main character ANITA has even had sex with were animals in animal form.
Beatrice Small a staple from the 80's had several rape scenes written into her books. Some of them were graphic. I remember reading one where it was gang rape.
Even Johanna Lindsey has had at least one book where rape entered into the equation, Silver Angel. While the character ultimately falls in love with her captor she doesn't want the sex at first.
When they are done hunting out and eradicating the Indie authors, I can assure you they will graduate to the more traditional in-print authors.
Even in Salem, eventually they started accusing people of high standing. Think about it...
Johanna Lindsey has more than one where the leading man rapes the leading lady. Another involved a pirate. Good book. I recall a very popular soap opera that had that plot line, many years ago. The rapist ended up marrying the victim.
ReplyDeleteWhile I take RL rape seriously, and it is not an amusing matter, exploring our deepest fears in a safe manner, such as in literature is not a bad thing - it can teach us about our fears and ourselves.
Corporate censorship is chilling and I am amazed at the number of people that simply brush it off as "oh well, Paypal can do what they want."