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A question re: Beginning Fantasy for Youth

David Dyer-Bennet dd-b at dd-b.net
Mon Nov 25 16:02:28 PST 2002

Matthew Hunter <matthew at infodancer.org> writes:

> On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 05:53:21PM -0500, "Peter H. Granzeau" <pgranzeau at cox.net> wrote:
> > At 12:02 11/25/2002 -0500, Casey Rousseau wrote:
> > I have some sort of visceral response to the Donaldson books--so much so, 
> > that although I have picked one up and actually read the blurb, I have 
> > never been able to force myself to actually take it to the clerk and BUY 
> > it.  I have about the same reponse when faced with a book by John 
> > Norman.  With Norman, I can understand why I feel that way.  It seems that 
> > Donaldson just turns on my squick sensor.
>                              ^^^^^^
> 
> You keep using this word.  I do not think it means what you think 
> it means.
> 
> (Not for kids)
> http://www.mich.com/~pnsnv/othershit/squick.html

That is not the commonly-used definition of the term, though the act
described there *would* squick most people.   

It's a much more general term, meaning pretty much "that allegedly
sexual activity disgusts me".  Many people feel that way about Gor.
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