Why is everyone on this site so age conscious

[Guest]

I just don't get it.Are you afraid if you mention a girls or boy is underage,they will come and arrest your your ass.It is just so retarded.I've read plenty of stories,were the girls or boy where obviously under 18,but it was never mentioned.What gives.

I know for a fact it is not illegal to write about girls or Boys involved in acts of sex,if it please inform me otherwise.Thanks

 

[Laurel]

Hi BadMoonRising,

I appreciate your feedback on this issue. This topic comes up from time to time and I have no problem discussing it with anyone interested. When we started the site, we had many discussions about whether we should put any limits on the type of content that we accepted. The only "rule" that we both agreed on was that we didn't feel comfortable publishing stories involving sexual acts with characters under 18. We are certainly not suggesting that these stories are illegal, nor is this exclusion meant to be an indictment of readers or authors of said stories. There are several popular sites (White Shadow, Black Spectre, etc.) which offer these stories, and we certainly appreciate their right to run their site in a way that they deem best for their users.

By the same token, we continue to believe that offering stories that involve sex with children would not be the best decision for Literotica or its users. Unless we were to publish every single document sent to us - regardless of its quality, content, copyright, etc. - we will always be open to criticism by people who believe that we are trying to "censor" the site. On the other hand, if we don't keep an eye on these issues, we could end up filling the site with one-paragraph stories featuring violent child abuse submitted by an anonymous user who stole the "story" from another site. Instead, we try to do our best to allow free speech while maintaining the quality of integrity of Literotica. As usual, I encourage anyone who has thoughts on this issue to respond to this thread and let us know what you think.

 

[Latina]

Before I found Laurel and Manu, my first story was put on
http://www.myfisttime.com, since it concerned our first time togther. But I found most of the stories there were by
and about giggly 13-year-old girls and boys who have
no clue what love and sex and pleasure are all about.
A condensed version of my story is still there, I think.
But I am so much happier being among older, better,
more sophisticated writers on Literotica. There are sites
for people who want to read of underage stuff, so let's
keep the level of Literotica as high as it now is.

-- Latina

 

[ANiceGuy]

Laurel and Manu have the highest quality erotic liturature on the net!

I have been a member of many erotic story sites and read all the stories on most of the free ones too.

I think Laurel and Manu have created one of the highest quality sites of this genre that is currently on the net. The only site that comes close is http://www.peacockblue.com run by Oceania and it is an AVS site not a free one. ( http://www.lensfucking.com also an Oceania site is also worth mentioning. )

As a 53 year old guy I can't imagine making it in reality with a girl under 18 given the emotional baggage that cums with teenage lust. I made it with a 23 year old girl friend a year ago and thats as young as I can handle!!

When she complemented me on getting off with her three times in less than an hour all I could think of was "Darn I used to do five!"

Real sex ( read that good sex ) is a lot more involved than just two people matching sex organs to the, approiate at the time, oriface. No matter how unenvolved even a "quicky" has lots of strings for me. Is it the same for any one else?

I really appreciate Laurel's and Manu's efforts in bringing us this High quality erotic venue!!

ANiceGuy

 

[oceania]

hey NiceGuy
thank you for the kind words. I like being in the same category as Literotica!
but just had to say peacockblue has always been a free site (never an avs)

 

[Angel Love]

Quality

I appreciate the quality that Laurel and Manu bring to the site with their integrity. I don't want to read stories about little girls and boys having sex. I'm a grown woman for God's sake!! I want to read stories that are about grown ups and how they interact with each other as opposed to children.

Another thing that I like about the rules is that it is not appropriate to write ones for publication on this site concerning animal sex or having sex with dead people. That is just a big fat EWWWWWWWWWW, IMHO.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

My Opinion

I fully support the policies that are the foundation of this wonderful gathering place. It allows adults to freely exchange thoughts, ideas, and stories that are appropriate aka "normal". Perhaps the policies may seem unfairly applied at times, but if you're a writer it's not difficult (knowing the policies) to write a story that complies.

There are times when I'm tempted to add in a reference to an under-age encounter in my quest to flesh-out a character's past and can't because of this policy. It's a hinderance but not an obstacle that cannot be overcome.

I spent 20 years in the military and have visited innumerable countries. You don't go around doing whatever you want because you think you have freedom. You honor the traditions of the host nation. Think of Lit as a host nation. Learn to honor the Lit traditions and you'll have an awe-inspiring visit.

Thanks, Laurel and (Mana was it? Sorry, don't want to back out and have to retype all this). You have given me a method of utilizing my drive (or drivel, as some might think).

 

[Anachron]

I just don't get it.Are you afraid if you mention a girls or boy is underage,they will come and arrest your your ass.It is just so retarded.I've read plenty of stories,were the girls or boy where obviously under 18,but it was never mentioned.What gives.

I know for a fact it is not illegal to write about girls or Boys involved in acts of sex,if it please inform me otherwise.Thanks

While we're at it, I think the whole concept of people under 18 being "kids" is a modern and artificial concept. The world has seen kingdoms--nay, empires!--run by people who would not even be allowed to drive a car in America because they were too young. We believe that a 20 year-old is old enough to vote, and to go die for his nation in war. But buy a beer? Perish the thought!

However, illogical as they are, these opinions are held dear by a rather humorless and heavily-armed gang called "the federal government." Now we all know most of the decision-making people in the federal government aren't qualified to run a shrimp stand, let alone an industrial superpower. But there they sit. Apparently they're the best the human race can come up with. Kinda makes you wonder how we came up out of the caves, doesn't it?

And, since the government holds the quasi-religious conviction that anyone under 18 is a "child," even if considerably smarter and more mature than most 50 year-old politicians, sites like this one would be well-advised to toe the doctrinal line. People with guns and nuclear weapons have to be taken seriously...even if most of them are intellectual flyweights.

 

[Darkniciad]

While we're at it, I think the whole concept of people under 18 being "kids" is a modern and artificial concept. The world has seen kingdoms--nay, empires!--run by people who would not even be allowed to drive a car in America because they were too young. We believe that a 20 year-old is old enough to vote, and to go die for his nation in war. But buy a beer? Perish the thought!

However, illogical as they are, these opinions are held dear by a rather humorless and heavily-armed gang called "the federal government." Now we all know most of the decision-making people in the federal government aren't qualified to run a shrimp stand, let alone an industrial superpower. But there they sit. Apparently they're the best the human race can come up with. Kinda makes you wonder how we came up out of the caves, doesn't it?

And, since the government holds the quasi-religious conviction that anyone under 18 is a "child," even if considerably smarter and more mature than most 50 year-old politicians, sites like this one would be well-advised to toe the doctrinal line. People with guns and nuclear weapons have to be taken seriously...even if most of them are intellectual flyweights.

It's even more difficult when you write in a quasi-medieval setting where an unmarried 20 something is rapidly spiralling to spinsterhood anywhere outside the more populous regions, and she's pushing her luck even in those areas.

I just use "majority" as the notation for younger characters, which today would be 18, but obviously would fall lower in my setting. It lets people set their own bar and feel comfortable without me being forced to artificially increase the physical age of the characters. The need to mature sexually/mentally more quickly in the setting means that you can't really notice the couple of years difference without the numbers being plugged in there.

 

[BlackSnake]

Hi BadMoonRising,

I appreciate your feedback on this issue. ...

By the same token, we continue to believe that offering stories that involve sex with children would not be the best decision for Literotica or its users. Unless we were to publish every single document sent to us - regardless of its quality, content, copyright, etc. - we will always be open to criticism by people who believe that we are trying to "censor" the site. On the other hand, if we don't keep an eye on these issues, we could end up filling the site with one-paragraph stories featuring violent child abuse submitted by an anonymous user who stole the "story" from another site. Instead, we try to do our best to allow free speech while maintaining the quality of integrity of Literotica. As usual, I encourage anyone who has thoughts on this issue to respond to this thread and let us know what you think.

As a content contributor to this site, I appreciate the efforts to maintain standards.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Cheesenips taste better with Old-aged cheddar.

 

[snooper]

I'm just waiting for the day when THEY decide that not only do under-18s never indulge in sexual thoughts or actions, but that senior citizens are all past it.

 

[FallingToFly]

Wow... I've been away too long.

About the Under/Over 18.... I've written stories, here and there, that involve characters between 16-18 having sex... with their peers. (although in one case, she's 3 months shy of 18 and he's 30-something, but fanfiction is an entirely different subject of the day) I wasn't 18 the first time I had sex, but dammit, I wish I had waited. Some of the lovely facts that those so adamant about underaged girls especially forget:

90% of females are not PHYSICALLY mature enough until the age of 20 (or even later) to experience a real orgasm. Sex can still be fun, and feel good, but you won't get those eyes rolling back in the head, shaking like a leaf, screaming orgasms. That's a physical issue, not a lack of skill on the behalf of the partner, or anything else.

At least 90% of teenagers are emotionally and mentally unprepared for the realities of sex, the fact that it very much a give and take activity, and that the best possible ways to go about it involve each party being more concerned with their partner's pleasure than their own. Let's face it, until most of us hit about 22 to 25, we're selfish, immature little shits. If I wanted to read about self-centered fucking I can go buy a copy of Penthouse Letters.

Kids don't have the resources that adults do to expand their experiences. A teenager can't get a hotel suite for a romantic seduction scene, they can't go shopping at an adult novelty store for the perfect toy or smutty lingerie for their partner, they can't get into the same places an adult can to go on the prowl for their "victim" of the night. (Sorry, vampire porn running through my head, lol.)

Personally, I prefer my characters to be mid-twenties to thirties. I want them to have had the time to make mistakes and learn from them, to have figured out that satin sheets, no matter how "cool" are so damn slippery that if you get too into the act, you're both going to be shooting across the bed like soap through wet hands. I want them to have passed tha first, painful puppy love stage and learned how to please themselves and their partner. I want depth to them that a teenager, no matter how worldy and sophisticated they may pretend to be, simply can't achieve. So, I don't do underage sex, and won't read it even when it's available, because of personal tastes.

I chose Literotica because I liked the way Laurel and Manu handle this site. I sometimes may have issues with the people doing the accept/deny process but I adore Laurel and Manu consistently. The fact that they really, really try to provide quality erotica, not porn, impresses the hell out of me, every time I read through the top lists.


(Just adding this in: Harry Potter fanfiction seems to be my exception to the rule for underaged erotica... For some reason, the angsty "I hate you so much I have to fuck you up - literally" - thing between Harry and Draco kicks in my sense of sardonic amusement. And Snape, well... I always did like brroding, Byronic bad boys. Anyone who has never read Riley's "Pawn To Queen" has missed out on one of the most beautifully detailed and tenderly tragic novels ever created. By the end of it, you're wondering whether the HP series is the poor reflection of PtQ.)

 

[Lady Reiha]

REIHA IS 20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm proud of my age!!

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Age Isn't Everything

I have written some medievel stories and have had success implying mature age by expressing a woman as being "of marrying age". It seems to be accepted here. No actual number is given. Or I have implied age by the number of seasons, such as "winters" the woman has endured. No specific age has to be provided as long as it is implied.

I was also quite surprised when I read one story when the writer wrote something like "she was 18 but she looked 12" which I was rather shocked to see get through the Lit process.

 

[Darkniciad]

I have written some medievel stories and have had success implying mature age by expressing a woman as being "of marrying age". It seems to be accepted here. No actual number is given. Or I have implied age by the number of seasons, such as "winters" the woman has endured. No specific age has to be provided as long as it is implied.

I was also quite surprised when I read one story when the writer wrote something like "she was 18 but she looked 12" which I was rather shocked to see get through the Lit process.

That's the same general thing as the "majority" workaround I use. There's just a different forced maturity level under harsh conditions and shorter lifespans. It is simply a different bar for a different time, or world in my case.

 

[Ygraine]

I may be a little naiive here, but my understanding of medieval times is that marriage was a contract made between families according to the wealth attached to the woman. Yes contracts were made with children, often by proxy, but anyone with sense would not finalise the contract until the girl was able to bear children safely. The sad exception to this was Margaret of Anjou, Henry VIIth's mother who bore him to Owen Tudor when she was 12 and was so internally damaged, was not able to have any further children, devoting herself to Henry's consolidation of the Tudor dynasty for the rest of her life.

Women of property were not allowed not to be married, except by permission of the King and often they had to pay a penalty for being allowed to stay a widow, rather than being found a new husband. This is why nunneries were so popular with women of wealth. To found and seek a haven within holy orders freed them to study and work on what they wanted to and not be at the mercy of either their fathers, brothers or husbands.

People think that in more agricultural times, marriages were earlier, but this was not the case in Europe. Up until Victorian times, men and women often did not marry until they were in their thirties and could show they were both economically fit to support a family and fecund enough to bear them. It was allowed for the bride to come to the altar several months pregnant, as long as she got there. The penalty otherwise was shame, being outcast and often dying in destitution in the workhouse.

Just some thoughts if you are considering writing about medieval times -it's not all it was cracked up to be! Roman times was worse - a mother successfully sued her daughter's killer because he had denied her of her livelihood - her daughter was a prostitute in one of the coastal brothels. Access to sex is rarely about love and seduction in ancient times, but all about money!

Ygraine