Rebirth of Heroes

NC-17 Ban

Dear Readers:

If you haven't been to Fanfiction.net since before 9-12, please make sure you read the Updates to get the details on this matter.

I am personally of the opinion that some of the best fanfictions out there are NC-17. I know some of you probably are already getting a bit worried about what this letter is about, but please, I implore you, continue reading.

As some of you already know, FanFiction.net is banning NC-17 stories. Why? Some people decided they didn't like what was going on in the stories, or maybe they said they 'didn't know it was NC-17' or something along those lines. However-as you all probably know-when you click on an NC-17 fan fictions a little Alert-box pops up saying: "This story contains mature content not suitable for readers under the age of 17. Click 'OK' if you are at least 17 years old."

Now tell me: Does that, or does that not tell a reader that if they don't want the content, they shouldn't read it? Personally, I think that whomever complained about the NC-17 fan fictions needs to open their eyes and look at the world around them. Is this life, given an unimpaired view of it, is it not NC-17?

Now I say, either deal with it or ignore it. If you choose to ignore it, then don't read the NC-17 fan fictions. It's that simple.

I'm not entirely sure if this applies, I'm not a lawyer, but does the First Amendment of the Constitution not explicitly state that no man, company, or government official may prevent the freedom of speech in all forms?

Now, with my argument out, I beg of you all, no, I implore you all to join me in sending letters of complaint to FanFiction.net (I suggest sending it to services@fanfiction.net), and hopefully, if we get enough people (I'm posting this type of messages in a few clubs) to endorse our cause, we can convince Fanfiction.net to let us keep the gems and revoke this abomination.

Thank you for your attention, and hopefully I have not made any of you hate me, and maybe even caused some of you to join me in sending a nice little letter over to the administration.

Sincerely,

Lerial

P.S. Please sign this petition, if you have not already. http://www.petitiononline.com/ffnet/petition.html