wedrifid comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 02 June 2012 08:39:27AM 0 points [-]

And yes, I feel those apparently charged words are wholly appropriate: removing a rape reference is just a terribly superficial way of making the story 'kid-friendly

I didn't think it was kids that that particular removal was trying to make the story more friendly to.

Comment author: NihilCredo 02 June 2012 09:43:23AM 3 points [-]

In Ch. 7, the Harry-and-Draco conversation needs to be toned down even further because multiple parents have announced their intention to have their children read this fanfic – and I know that revision is going to be controversial, but Draco’s current conversation is also a little out-of-character by the standards of the Draco in later chapters.

This is an explicit statement that the concern about kids reading MoR is what is prompting the revision, with minor considerations about Draco's character being secondary.

Comment author: Merdinus 02 June 2012 06:37:59PM 0 points [-]

Who did you think it was trying to make the story more friendly to?

Comment author: GeorgieChaos 14 June 2012 05:06:50PM 1 point [-]

There are people in the world who can have their whole day ruined by the mention of rape. It's why we have things like trigger-warnings.

Comment author: Merdinus 08 March 2013 05:33:08PM 0 points [-]

Only just figured out my inbox =] at the time I wrote that, I was new to fanfic, and had literally never realized the negative effect rape-as-plot-device could have on some people. Just looked at the chapter on hpmor and noticed Eliezer didn't put a trigger warning, which I find surprising.

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