Adult
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| Synonyms: | Age Statement Required |
| See also: | Rating, Het, Slash, Gen |
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A rating applied to fanworks containing mature content of some kind.
"Adult" was once commonly used to describe all fan fiction and zines that were not labeled gen; in practice, it usually included sexually explicit het and all slash. Another rating used at the time with the same meaning was Age Statement Required.
"Adult" is now more commonly used as an equivalent to the R or NC-17 ratings, or by authors who choose not to give specific ratings to their stories to warn for sexual or potentially disturbing content or mature themes. In zine fandom, zines labeled "adult" usually require an age statement to purchase.
