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Your result for The Fan Fiction Personality Test...

The Mindgamer

Everything is possible, nothing is ever really over.

Fanfiction is a creative outlet for you. You don't intentionally write it, it just happens. You find inspiration in several fandoms, but are not obsessed with only one.

You like to explore "what if" situations. What if this character had never made this very choice? What if this event had taken place sooner, never, elsewhere? What if these people had never met?

You are likely to write Alternative Universes, fan seasons or sequels and just follow your (sometimes pretty strange) plot bunnies.

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Comments

[quietliban.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't remove the expression. I may make an edit to apologise for offense (as a footnote) once it was drawn to my attention, but removing something once there and has been seen (presumably) and commented on...well it sort of seems like dishonesty to me since language choice is self-expression. And as nice as it would be, not every on is enlightened or nice or whatever it is you want them to be.

Basically, written expression, especially in the LJ context to me is much like speaking. You can't take spoken word back once you've said it. You can't ask people to not hear things. You can clarify and discuss further sure but you can't really take it back.

(Ok, I have no idea if that made any sense).

[violaswamp.livejournal.com]

I might ask them for an explanation, but more likely I'd think the explanation was obvious: they feel it trivializes the Holocaust.

I probably would tell them I'd avoid the expression in the future, and express regret for any pain caused. But I don't think I'd remove the expression from the original post, except maybe if the person explicitly asked for that. I might post an ETA right after the expression, saying "So-and-so said this was offensive and I think that has some merit; I will re-think my use of the expression."

The bottom line is that I don't think it usually adds anything to the discussion to use the "Nazi" expression. And I don't think it can hurt us or stifle discussion if we're careful and sparse in our use of such terms. So if someone asks me not to use it, I'll probably honor that.

I do use "feminazi" ironically to refer to myself sometimes, though. It's my way of mocking and deflating that hugely hyperbolic insult. Does that offend you?

[solesakuma]

I wouldn't use it, myself - I guess, because I might have in the past -, and the English use of the X Nazi REALLY FREAKS ME OUT sometimes, but I'd like to think I'd apologize. I'd also like to know the reasons, but from a curiosity POV.
I mean, for me, my LJ is not a personal space at all - except some emo posts - so I wouldn't feel stepped on or anything like that.