Okay, look. I personally am EXTREMELY anti-rpf of actual minors. I think that it's pretty gross, like, NGL it's really gross to me. Even if the kid never sees it, that feels like the exploitation of a minor to me and I just don't want to be around anyone who would write that.
BUT. AO3 is an *archive*. "Morally reprehensible" is not a good reason to start kicking things off of it, because once "morally reprehensible" is the standard for what isn't allowed, then that opens up literally everything else.

We've seen this before, people.
The LAW is the reason for removing works. If you want RPF of minors to be removed, then start lobbying your fuckin senators.

I do actually think that kind of stuff should be illegal! But I recognize that my personal feelings on things do not equate to demanding that
AO3 gets to bow to my whims. AO3 is an archive. That means they archive *everything*, so long as it is not ILLEGAL. That includes things that you think are disgusting.
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