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.