Just A Question

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So, I have a question and I already know some won't answer honestly. But recently I have been browsing a few of the other categories on lush and I have noticed something rather odd. Especially in the Cuckold category.

Why do people read certain stories/categories/subjects, when they KNOW they will not like it? Let me be a bit broader. I have noticed a lot of people give negative comments on stories that involve cuckolding/cheating and it just seems to me that the writer had put ALL the correct keywords for their story. So, why read it if you know you will not like it? It just seems pointless to me, or am I missing something? Like I said just a question.

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Generally, if I don't like a category, I don't read it. If I don't like the story I won't leave a comment and neither a vote. If there is a particular reason, I might PM the author and explain my reasons. Otherwise I skip it. It's the polite way.

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We talked about this on Literotica. Nathanael West called it "excited disgust." People are fascinated with certain things, including aspects of sexuality, but then the guilt comes in and they can't admit it even to themselves. Thus they feel compelled to read about it a lot and then proclaim their disapproval.

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People can be quite quirky in their judgments and motivation for them. A while ago now, I had a gentleman who read my micros and always left a very nice laudatory comment. He also only voted them a 4. His perfect right, of course, but I was curious and asked why. "You do quite well at it, my dear, but women are simply incapable of writing excellent erotica." Apparently, my asking was also some sort of proof, as he hasn't commented and voted on a story since. So now I have a nice collection of pieces with a single 4 vote and, since I never get 20 votes on anything, my average remains where it is. Because I am female.

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Generally, if I don't like a category, I don't read it. If I don't like the story I won't leave a comment and neither a vote. If there is a particular reason, I might PM the author and explain my reasons. Otherwise I skip it. It's the polite way.

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We talked about this on Literotica. Nathanael West called it "excited disgust." People are fascinated with certain things, including aspects of sexuality, but then the guilt comes in and they can't admit it even to themselves. Thus they feel compelled to read about it a lot and then proclaim their disapproval.

That also applies to watching TV programmes, in the UK at least. People (apparently) watch the whole thing and then complain about the nudity or swearing or something. Programmes are preceded by warnings of what is contained so the assumption has to be that they watch it knowing/hoping that they will be 'disgusted'.

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Why do people read certain stories/categories/subjects, when they KNOW they will not like it?

Someone pointed out (rightly so) that the "Question" on this forum was not answered, so here's my direct response to the OP: They probably do it to be mean and judgemental - unfortunately, there are many of such trolls on lush (and other sites too, of course). 

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Generally, if I don't like a category, I don't read it. If I don't like the story I won't leave a comment and neither a vote. If there is a particular reason, I might PM the author and explain my reasons. Otherwise I skip it. It's the polite way.

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People can be quite quirky in their judgments and motivation for them. ..... and, since I never get 20 votes on anything, my average remains where it is. Because I am female.

Perhaps you could try publishing as a male author and see if that makes a difference? 

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So, I have a question and I already know some won't answer honestly. But recently I have been browsing a few of the other categories on lush and I have noticed something rather odd. Especially in the Cuckold category.

Why do people read certain stories/categories/subjects, when they KNOW they will not like it? Let me be a bit broader. I have noticed a lot of people give negative comments on stories that involve cuckolding/cheating and it just seems to me that the writer had put ALL the correct keywords for their story. So, why read it if you know you will not like it? It just seems pointless to me, or am I missing something? Like I said just a question.

I’m guessing that they have never written one and are incapable of doing so. It used to bother me but it doesn’t anymore. Lush isn’t bothered by what scores people get, and neither am I. I just like reading the comments I get. I’ve only ever had one negative comment, and that was from a mod. At least I was told where I went wrong and how to improve in the future. So basically, don’t worry about scores, nobody else does. Just enjoy the nice comments from the good people who leave them.

Regards, Verity

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We talked about this on Literotica. Nathanael West called it "excited disgust." People are fascinated with certain things, including aspects of sexuality, but then the guilt comes in and they can't admit it even to themselves. Thus they feel compelled to read about it a lot and then proclaim their disapproval.

Did Mr West express his opinion through a medium?

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We talked about this on Literotica. Nathanael West called it "excited disgust." People are fascinated with certain things, including aspects of sexuality, but then the guilt comes in and they can't admit it even to themselves. Thus they feel compelled to read about it a lot and then proclaim their disapproval.

Did Mr West express his opinion through a medium?

A certain subject may not have the appeal personally that others do but often I finish a story because I find the authors writing skill to be at a level that it is a pleasure simply to read. I don’t care for micro-fiction, in most cases, consider it to be exceptionally well written thus a rating oh 3 I feel is adequate. I can only think of just a few times that I have given a story a 5. I think a 4 is an excellent rating, leaving room for most authors to improve. I always explain what I have seen in terms of the construction the story.

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People can be quite quirky in their judgments and motivation for them. A while ago now, I had a gentleman who read my micros and always left a very nice laudatory comment. He also only voted them a 4. His perfect right, of course, but I was curious and asked why. "You do quite well at it, my dear, but women are simply incapable of writing excellent erotica." Apparently, my asking was also some sort of proof, as he hasn't commented and voted on a story since. So now I have a nice collection of pieces with a single 4 vote and, since I never get 20 votes on anything, my average remains where it is. Because I am female.

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People can be quite quirky in their judgments and motivation for them. A while ago now, I had a gentleman who read my micros and always left a very nice laudatory comment. He also only voted them a 4. His perfect right, of course, but I was curious and asked why. "You do quite well at it, my dear, but women are simply incapable of writing excellent erotica." Apparently, my asking was also some sort of proof, as he hasn't commented and voted on a story since. So now I have a nice collection of pieces with a single 4 vote and, since I never get 20 votes on anything, my average remains where it is. Because I am female.

Ugh. Smh. I don't even have the words to describe how outraged and pissed off I would have felt if a guy had given me that answer. That is some truly disgusting shit. 

Secondly, his condescension ("my dear"?) - or just plain snottiness - needs no further comment. By the way, did you look? What has he written that is so excellent?

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People can be quite quirky in their judgments and motivation for them. A while ago now, I had a gentleman who read my micros and always left a very nice laudatory comment. He also only voted them a 4. His perfect right, of course, but I was curious and asked why. "You do quite well at it, my dear, but women are simply incapable of writing excellent erotica." Apparently, my asking was also some sort of proof, as he hasn't commented and voted on a story since. So now I have a nice collection of pieces with a single 4 vote and, since I never get 20 votes on anything, my average remains where it is. Because I am female.

Ugh. Smh. I don't even have the words to describe how outraged and pissed off I would have felt if a guy had given me that answer. That is some truly disgusting shit. 

First of all, there is something off about leaving a vote and then explaining why one did it. It's the kind of thing you often see on Literotica where "one-bombers" feel the need to confess (usually anonymously) their opinions. Just leave the vote and go away.

Secondly, his condescension ("my dear"?) - or just plain snottiness - needs no further comment. By the way, did you look? What has he written that is so excellent?

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A certain subject may not have the appeal personally that others do but often I finish a story because I find the authors writing skill to be at a level that it is a pleasure simply to read. I don’t care for micro-fiction, in most cases, consider it to be exceptionally well written thus a rating oh 3 I feel is adequate. I can only think of just a few times that I have given a story a 5. I think a 4 is an excellent rating, leaving room for most authors to improve. I always explain what I have seen in terms of the construction the story.

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I don’t care for micro-fiction, in most cases, consider it to be exceptionally well written thus a rating oh 3 I feel is adequate.