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Hi!! I love your writing!! I wanted to ask maybe a bit of a weird/naive question? I don't really use Twitter and I'm curious about the fact that there appears to be a big divide between censoring and not censoring names of members/ships? Maybe the reasons for either choice are very obvious for socmed users and this is a very stupid question!! But peeking in from the outside I'm so confused...
hi there hon thank you! it's not weird or naive—and you're right, there is a big divide.
majority of people on skz fic twitter censor so their tweets do not reach unintended audiences, which would be minors, fic antis and anti shippers, and safe for work communities that don't want to see the members sexualized.
those of us that don't censor typically don't because first and foremost, we don't want to because we don't see or experience the benefits of censoring. an anti that finds your account whether you censor or not will still berate you publicly or anonymously bully you. teenagers will always look at things they're not supposed to, even if there are rules present. other reasons: it looks ridiculous (personal opinion), it is ultimately useless, and is not accessible for visually impaired people who require text to voice to use twitter or people with severe dyslexia, nor is it accessible for newcomers who are navigating ficdom spaces but are used to fandoms that don't censor (other kpop fandoms, tv show/anime/movie & game fandoms, other RPF fandoms, BL fandoms, etc).
it is more socially acceptable to censor on skz rpf twitter. if you want to use twitter and gain friends and followers in the nsfw community, it is easier to do if you censor. i originally did, but have abandoned it for the above reasons. most people say "please censor or ill block"—but it's obvious this is not true for most of them. i still interact with people who have this in their bios. tons of people who censor still follow me. etc.
it's a matter of preference and world view at the end of the day. i disagree with it. i won't do it. i encourage others to stop doing it. but i understand why someone wants to and that is their business and their account.
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