I agree that the Fanlib venture is a raw deal for fanfic writers, and to go with your story, I think it would be like paying any girl or boy who decided to babysit 5 times less than those who mow the lawn. Granted, the babysitting activity is more often entrusted to girls than boys (and vice-versa regarding lawn mowing), and it is degrading for that activity to be considered "lesser" than the other. It might be because it's an activity associated with girls, or mainly because they think it's an activity that demands less effort. (Having mowed my parents' lawn a couple of times, I know how hard it is to push a heavy lawnmower up a hill.) Now what your story says to me is that parents value their lawns more then babies, and that makes me sad. D:
But okay, yes, I do see your point, and agree that it's terribly unfair in itself. I'd recommend that the babysitters go and state that it's unfair to the payers and demand the same amount pointing out that it's babies' lives they are entrusting dammit. And that's what I hope the fanfic community is doing with Fanlib (& the bunch of IP laws that seem to be happening, ouch?).
How successful we will be, we shall have to see. *crossing fingers*
I don't deny the need to demand an equal treatment, I'm just not happy at people seeing "a bunch of men" and arbitrarily "biting their heads off" because of it. I'd much rather they "bite their heads" regarding what they're doing & their intentions, not what they are. Because seriously, the argument "You're being mean with me because I'm a girl" gets old, and I am a girl. "You're being mean" should suffice.
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life_wo_fanlib2007-05-25 08:15 pm
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Now what your story says to me is that parents value their lawns more then babies, and that makes me sad. D:
But okay, yes, I do see your point, and agree that it's terribly unfair in itself. I'd recommend that the babysitters go and state that it's unfair to the payers and demand the same amount
pointing out that it's babies' lives they are entrusting dammit. And that's what I hope the fanfic community is doing with Fanlib (& the bunch of IP laws that seem to be happening, ouch?).How successful we will be, we shall have to see. *crossing fingers*
I don't deny the need to demand an equal treatment, I'm just not happy at people seeing "a bunch of men" and arbitrarily "biting their heads off" because of it. I'd much rather they "bite their heads" regarding what they're doing & their intentions, not what they are.
Because seriously, the argument "You're being mean with me because I'm a girl" gets old, and I am a girl. "You're being mean" should suffice.