Dragaera

A question re: Beginning Fantasy for Youth

Mon Nov 25 16:13:12 PST 2002

On 25 Nov 2002, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> > > 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.

Actually, that's a limited definition.  The most basic definition of
squick is something that disgusts or puts someone on the edge of
heebie-jeebies.  If something squicks you, the thought of it makes you
feel just not right, like scat play for some people, or needles (used in a
non-sexual manner).

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