Fare Thee Well, Palace Of Midnyte - ANNOUNCEMENTHello pets, Xyta here.
I think this has been a long time coming but I can't deny the necessity of this move any more.
You may have notice in recent weeks—months—that posts here have been irregular, slow if they show up at all, and you may also have noticed that Reddit's Automod is really struggling with every single post I upload. Meaning I have to, every time, manually access the post after I've uploaded it, to make sure it's going up correctly. This is an extra level of admin that I no longer have time for.Play Count: 410 Inclusivity vs. Exclusivity: A (Poorly Structured) Audio Essay [Potentially Sensitive Discussion]Hello everyone.
While I know Twitter is a different platform, a discussion took place there last night which I feel is very much relevant to us here as creators and consumers of erotic audio content.
I was unable to engage with it at the time due to the lateness of the hour and my personal fatigue. Having slept, I now feel better equipped to structure my thoughts into something clear, respectful and full.
Throughout this recording I have done what I can to remain pragmatic and reasonable rather than emotional and reactionary. But I'd like to point out that the calm manner in which I speak shouldn't dampen the weight of what I'm saying. I am emotional right now but I've put that aside as best I can to open a discussion.
There is no transcript for this recording (yet) and listening is quite a commitment as I somehow managed to talk for around 40 minutes. If you choose to give me and this post your time and attention, allow me to thank you in advance for both. I know they're precious.
In an attempt to make this slightly easier to consume I've included some time stamps to break it all up.
00:00 Introduction and intended audience.
02:35 Why I'm recording this instead of writing.
04:00 What I believe erotic audio is and how I approach it. *
10:18 The conversation on Twitter.
12:15 One creator can't please everyone with specificity.
13:18 How my own creative process has changed.
18:15 The desire for inclusivity and representation isn't new.
19:14 If I can adjust how I record to remove references to cock size, surely I can adjust to remove other specific references unless my intent is to reference those specifics in particular.
20:21 So why is is this adjustment so hard to make with regards to race? And why do these conversations lead to insults and accusations?
23:38 The Western perception of 'beauty' and the erotic audio community 'default'.
25:44 The danger of living in an echo chamber.
28:33 Striving for inclusivity and recognising that language has power.
31:40 Specificity in of itself isn't bad. We all do it already.
35:55 Create what you want, how you want, but be aware of the people you're creating for.
37:22 Inclusive and general doesn't equate boring.
39:48 Who are you creating for? Yourself? Your listeners? What is your aim when you create?
42:23 In closing.
*I realise I didn't actually come back to talking about ramblefaps the way intended. Apologies. I can touch on it separately if you need me to.Play Count: 2045