04-12-2016, 05:11 AM
People need to get their "I'm offended on that person's behalf" pants off.
Poetry is occasionally going to offend. It should. That's its whole purpose. I find offensive poetry less offensive than censoring poetry because someone might find it offensive.
And please don't go the usual "so you think it's ok to glorify rape/ kiddie porn/ some other kind of horrific crime?" route. No, of course not, but I'm a grown up and I can process it and decide not to read it again. This is a site for adults. If it's a bad poem, that's what we should focus on -- remember, you don't have to like what a poem's about to acknowledge its value.
Poetry is occasionally going to offend. It should. That's its whole purpose. I find offensive poetry less offensive than censoring poetry because someone might find it offensive.
And please don't go the usual "so you think it's ok to glorify rape/ kiddie porn/ some other kind of horrific crime?" route. No, of course not, but I'm a grown up and I can process it and decide not to read it again. This is a site for adults. If it's a bad poem, that's what we should focus on -- remember, you don't have to like what a poem's about to acknowledge its value.
It could be worse