[ SECRET POST #220 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #220 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

If Liz can do it, I can too!

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 081 secrets from Secret Submission Post #032.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, 0 not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 14th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

All my friends will instantly know who this is, but...

13. You're not alone. It occurred to me recently that if I even had half a chance, I would seriously, seriously tap Genis. I'm still a bit horrified at myself.

[queenie-z.livejournal.com]

Well, Genis DOES sound like Penis...

[(Anonymous)]

This...is very true. XD; You know, I still haven't figured out why the translators thought that was a good idea.

[queenie-z.livejournal.com]

Would you rather have Genius and Refill, both of which sound like terrible, terrible puns in English (Genius is a genius, and Refill refills your HP! 8D), or Genis and Raine, which sound a little more natural?

[(Anonymous)]

Good point.

[mysticnocturne.livejournal.com]

... seriously? Whoa, I could've sworn I was the only one well, almost. not entirely sure that I'd really tap him. But fortunately, in my case, I'm not old enough for that to be any big deal... D:

[(Anonymous)]

I AM old enough though (nineteen). That's why it's a problem.

[mysticnocturne.livejournal.com]

Well, er. That's not all that bad, I guess, as long as it doesn't translate to molesting real kids or anything. At least you're not thirty-something?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah. It still kinda bothers me though. Oh well.

[longlongwaytogo.livejournal.com]

Can I give my opinion on this? When you look at characters, and you're involved in a story at the time, you forget how old the characters are and how old you are. The story makes you interested in the character. Not... actual boys that age. At least in my experience/anecdotal evidence from other people. I love a series where the main character is 16 years old. It's written from his point of view, and he's totally fantastic. And... I know this isn't the same for everyone, but for me, it's like 'if I were younger, and he were real, I'd be interested!'. I started reading the books when I was 14 years old, and I think I... am reading with part of me in that mindset still.

[longlongwaytogo.livejournal.com]

Oh and I should add, in mine... he's in the medieval era so he's not exactly a 'child' but he's still 'younger than me' :P

[(Anonymous)]

I know you're right, and there's not one thing I find sexy about real kids (usually I hate them, the whiny buggers), but I can't help it, it worries me anyway. I'm screwed enough as it is. The last thing I want is to end up a pedo on top of it all. :/

[longlongwaytogo.livejournal.com]

Liking a character who is younger than you doesn't make you a pedo. One is a character. Where you're looking at them from a completely different angle to a real person. Often they're animated, or text only, so 'attractiveness' doesn't really come into it in the same way. Often they act WAY older than real kids would, because of a fantasy plot. Etc. Part of fiction is to have you be sympathetic/interested in the character.
I then look at *real* 16 year old boys and I'm like 'omg ewww NO!!!' if one of them mistakenly hits on me. But, something weird is I can look at kids, and go '... when I was younger, I'd find that guy really attractive'. but... he's not *actually* attractive.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, it's all fun and games until you start hitting on 16 year olds in RL. And then it's like- waitasecond.