oneinnabun asked me if there is anything that squicks me.

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You know, that's a very good question. XD;

After visiting gurochan.net, I realized that there are not many things that squick me.  Two of my favorite manga deal heavily with common squicks: "Mai-chan's Daily Life" and "Kodomo no Jikan".  If you haven't heard of those titles, read the Wikipedia articles. 

What squicks you?  Inflation? Lolicon?  RPS?  These things don't really bother me.  This is not to say that they are interests of mine, but I can usually find lulz in such things.  I'm not a sexual fiend.  I just have an off-color sense of humor.

Thanks to ED, I can even find humor in the one thing that ever truly appalled me: hentai that is sexist against women.  That... that kind of stuff actually makes up most of the mainstream hentai market.  Of course, I realize my double standard: a favorite genre of mine is femdom.  I still cringe at pictures of Sailor Mercury being mercilessly raped, but when I remember that I would enjoy a picture of Sailor Mercury mercilessly raping her would-be rapist, I just laugh.

I mean, these things are just pictures, you know?  What kind of people draw them?  What kind of people look at them?  In the end, we are all just a bunch of nerds.  We may be creepy, but we are harmless.

Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I guess the truth is that I don't have any honest-to-God squicks. There are things that I don't like, but I'm not about to be revolted by something that some geek drew (or wrote).  Live and let live, you know?

I'll close by saying this: I have learned the hard way that although not much bothers me, I should still be empathetic towards the sensibilities of my friends.  It's a good trait to be able to perceive what line you shouldn't cross with certain people.  It's harder over the internet, because I can't see your facial expressions and what not, but I am trying.  However, now you all know that you can talk to me about anything.  Are you a necrophiliac?  Don't worry, I won't judge you.