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[avarielwings]

I've just been dared - or more like ordered - to take an RPS fic as a gift for whichever actor will be at the next Collectormania. I'm thinking possibly not. I would, but I really don't want to scar some poor dear for life and make him never do a convention again...

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[fractalreality.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's a problem truth be told.

I mean, fandoms are the biggest open secret out there....
It's just because they keep to themselves, noone cares.

The most important thing to consider would be the person you gave it to - one story isn't going to 'reveal' a fandom, but could very well upset the person...

It's like, most celebrities know that fans have fantasies about them, they'd just rather not know what they are....

[sidewinder.livejournal.com]

I mean, fandoms are the biggest open secret out there....

Fandoms, yes. Real Person Slash? I'm not so sure I'd buy that.

It's just because they keep to themselves, noone cares.

Precisely. But if you shove something into an actor/producer/writer's face, there goes plausible deniability. For that person to ignore it then is to basically say they condone it. And hey, maybe that's not such a big issue for an actor, but if a producer or someone out there gets a hold of it, well then here comes the C&Ds.

You also simply don't know how a celeb is going to react unless you're dealing with one of those few, rare cases where he/she has point blank said he's okay with it and maybe even enjoys it. The number of which I can count on one hand. I'm not one to try to guess how a celeb might react to my written fantasies about him and his colleagues and it makes me incredibly uncomfortable to think about the long-term implications of what might happen if someone reacted really badly to it.

[kitsune13.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I mean, Chris Rankin (Percy in the HP movies) has publicly stated that he loves Oliver/Percy stories, so handing him one would be no imposition. Likewise, if someone ever did come out and say they enjoy fanfic about themselves (dude, if I were famous, I'd expect y'all to bring it on), no problem.

But if the person hasn't said anything to that effect, you have no idea how he or she would react. And as Miss Manners says, etiquette is about not making others uncomfortable. If there's even the slightest possibility -- and fanfic, het or slash, RPS or FPS, has a lot of potential for causing discomfort to the people being written about (or actors playing the characters being written about). Best to err on the side of caution.

[dancingrain.livejournal.com]

*agrees completely*

Avariel, trust your instinct. If thinking about handing an actor RPS fic trips "hmm, maybe not a good idea" for you, then, well, go with that. :)