A rules question re: size / age

[Limnophile]

Please help me out. I'm not being sarcastic and don't intend to cause any difficulties. I need to know where the 'lines' are so I can avoid crossing them. I'm fully aware that on Literotica all characters in romantic or sexual situations need to be at least age 18 with no exceptions. I'm totally clear on that.

I need to know if the SIZE of a character would be an issue, if the story makes it clear they are an adult. The average height for adult females in real-world Guatemala, Thailand, Madagascar, and some other countries is roughly 4 feet 10 inches / 150cm, and the average weight is around 51kg / 112lbs.

How short of a woman is acceptable, 160cm? 150? 140?
If a female character is over age 18, is 45kg too small? 40? 35?

I personally know a lady from Southeast Asia who is over 30 years old, 138cm / 4 feet 6 inches tall, and 34kg / 75 pounds; so they do exist.

Confused and seeking guidance,
Limnophile

 

[KeithD]

I have a fetish with a contrast in size between sex partners and that's included in many of my stories. I've never gotten a rejection for that. I haven't used any words that also could be applied to age, though. I rarely include any measurements.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Age counts, but no rule that I've seen bars short people. Go for it.

 

[EarlyMorningLight]

I don’t think size would matter if it’s clear that the character was an adult, unless there was age play happening or if a short & petite character was being fetishized as looking underage.

 

[Djmac1031]

I wrote a story about elves once. Didn't specify exact sizes but the inference was of course there that they were very short lol.

I had no problems with it.

 

[PennameWombat]

I have a couple of very petite female characters who appear regularly, described as having slender figures, small breasts, etc. Never a problem. One has had inner monologue such as 'he was taller than me, then again, most every adult, male or female, is taller.'

Avoid phrases like "child-like" or "cherubic" and such. Just make sure you describe them as adults or young adults.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Yeah, I've seen plenty of stories with petite characters, and as long as it doesn't read like "author wrote child porn and then added an over-18 disclaimer" it's likely to be okay. More likely to be a problem if coupled with other child-like descriptors.

 

[Limnophile]

Thanks to all of you for the advice. My new story 'Precious Purchase' begins with a man hiring two small Southeast Asian prostitutes. Would one of you mind giving me your opinion of the first half page / 1K words if I copy-paste it here? I just need something like 'That would get you in trouble' , 'It should be okay' , or 'That's crap, do it over'. I have a thick skin, so feel free to be honest.

 

[KeithD]

Three paragraphs is the official limit of story text posted to the discussion board.

 

[TheRedChamber]

I'll have a look at it if you send it to me directly. You may need to split it into multiple posts. As Keith says, its generally frowned up posted large story extracts here, especially if they could potentially cross a line.

 

[Limnophile]

I started a conversation with TheRedChamber . Thanks again!

 

[ElectricBlue]

Yep, write your smaller women as adult women, no problems. Write them as wink wink nudge nudge "little bodies" with the personality of a child or teenager - there's the line.

 

[Limnophile]

I've put some more thought into it and with the story I intend to write every chapter would be perilously close to the line or slightly over it. I may change my mind later, but at this point I don't think it's worth the extra time and stress to have the story on 4 websites instead of 'only' 3, especially since I make no money off it either way.

Thanks again for the advice.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I've put some more thought into it and with the story I intend to write every chapter would be perilously close to the line or slightly over it. I may change my mind later, but at this point I don't think it's worth the extra time and stress to have the story on 4 websites instead of 'only' 3, especially since I make no money off it either way.

Thanks again for the advice.

So what you're saying is, you're actually writing Lit underage and dressing them up as adults?

If you write them as adults, you really do not have a problem. But you say you probably have a problem with the line, so why not 'fess up, they're not really adults. This is the kind of tap dancing this site polices, for a reason. You should be Irish.

 

[Limnophile]

I actually am partly Irish, and your statement was racist. Say what you want about me but I wasn't trying to scam anybody.

I wrote the story the way I wanted to write it, with a small and nervous 18-year-old Indonesian selling her virginity. That's what I intended, and what I typed. It's right next to the line, but not over it. I would need to be extremely careful writing future chapters because anything even slightly questionable would get it sent back.

I've had a story rejected on LIT because a young-looking elf removed her shoes and socks. Another was sent back for two young teens holding hands. Just imagine the scandal and horror of seeing a girl's naked feet, or the disgusting and illegal sight of two children touching each other's hands...

It's not worth the effort and stress required for me to make sure this story complies, so I'm not going try.

Thanks for your time,
Lim

 

[KeithD]

So what you're saying is, you're actually writing Lit underage and dressing them up as adults?

If you write them as adults, you really do not have a problem. But you say you probably have a problem with the line, so why not 'fess up, they're not really adults. This is the kind of tap dancing this site polices, for a reason. You should be Irish.

Post #13 was a good place for this thread to end.

 

[DaddyAnal1966]

I have a couple of very petite female characters who appear regularly, described as having slender figures, small breasts, etc. Never a problem. One has had inner monologue such as 'he was taller than me, then again, most every adult, male or female, is taller.'

Avoid phrases like "child-like" or "cherubic" and such. Just make sure you describe them as adults or young adults.

How do you manage it? I seem to get pinged for precisely the same thing :-(. Then in other stories, about exactly the same person, I don’t, go figure!

 

[PennameWombat]

How do you manage it? I seem to get pinged for precisely the same thing :-(. Then in other stories, about exactly the same person, I don’t, go figure!

Have your first reference or two make clear that she's an adult (at least 18) before you do any physical description. Don't dive into her being tiny or petite. She's at a job or at a university class or something (like, showing her driver's license at a 7-11 to buy a six pack of beer, if she's 21.)

But, don't worry, I once got dinged because my MMC worked at a public swimming pool that had a full size pool and on the side a children's pool. A mother who was with her children at the kiddie pool flirted with my MMC. At least, they were the only under 18s around.

So I modified it so the children were off with their grandmother and the mother was at the adult's pool with a friend when the flirting happened.

 

[DaddyAnal1966]

It’s crazy right. The story starts four days after her 18th birthday, there is a diary entry! But apparently my protagonist was under 18. I think that there is actually a prejudice. I have known 18 year olds (mostly when I was that age, around the Cretaceous) who were skinny and flat chested and neurotic about it. But apparently they don’t exist - all 18 year olds are buxom with D-cups and pubic hair on their face.

 

[Limnophile]

If you look around for 3 minutes you can easily find five other sites that have an official 18-plus requirement but enforce it less strictly. SOL has a requirement of 14-plus and on wolfpub the only requirement at all is 'be polite'. Definitely check your regional laws before you consider posting there. I have decided to only post my new stories on LIT if all characters are 21 or older and average size or above. Getting close to the line is too much trouble for everybody involved.