Is this short story suitable for Hubpages? Or is it too naughty?

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   TessSchlesingerposted 3 years ago

   https://hubpages.com/literature/African … sh-Fiction
   
   I don't use bad language. I think it's more creative than anything and I know that South Africans have loved it!
   
   It may fall into a grey area. I don't know.
   
   Thanks.

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      viryaboposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      I’m cetain it’ll fall within a grey area for HP. It shouldn’t though, since it’s just a mythical story, but then...

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         TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks. Okay. Will see what will happen.

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            k@riposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Let us know

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      Robert Sacchiposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      The link doesn't seem to be working for me.

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         TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Yup, they unpublished it. So i have my answer.

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            Robert Sacchiposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Are there parts you think you can tweak to make it acceptable?

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               TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

               
               
               Nope. It's actually the language of the story that makes it what it is. It's poetical, rhymic, etc. It manages to tell a rather sexual story without being crude, rude, vulgar, pornographic, or anything else. The language is fun, lighthearted, and dances.

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            k@riposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            It's a pity, it is a good story! 

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   Rochelle Frankposted 3 years ago

   Maybe it's just me, but I  didn't think it was that great of a story line. Your writing was fine, and it would be a great way of teaching kids many of the various words for euphemistically describing genitalia.

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      TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      And the purpose of your comment is?

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         Rochelle Frankposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Ooops, sorry. I thought you were asking for comments, so my purpose was to comment honestly. I think you are a good writer.

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            TessSchlesingerposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            No, I wasn't. I sincerely wanted to know if the piece was suitable for hubpages. It's not crude or rude. It has not vulgar language. The piece is written in a poetic style with a certain rhythm. Of course, I fully understand it's not to everybody's taste. It was supposed to be a fun piece. Rochelle, truly, I don't need flattery for my writing. The topic is, I suppose, closed. I wanted to know if it was suitable. I got sent a rather stern letter saying it wasn't, and if I didn't change it or take it down, I would be banned from hubpages. I was simply explaining to Robert Sacci why I wouldn't change the piece to suit hp standards. The bottom line is that the entire piece is taken from a Zulu myth about a creature who sleeps with woman at night. I was supported by documentary evidence. So, no, I couldn't change either the story, and if I changed the language, well, the entire piece depended on the language. Anyway, the case is closed. Hubpages has spoken, and I have deleted the piece.

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