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Squicks may be shared by many fans or be specific to one; one person's [[kink]] may be another person's squick. It is more frequently used when discussing sexually [[explicit]] works or ones involving forms of violence.

Squicks may be shared by many fans or be specific to one; one person's [[kink]] may be another person's squick. It is more frequently used when discussing sexually [[explicit]] works or ones involving forms of violence.

For example, some fans may have an [[Embarrassment Squick|embarrassment squick]], and do not enjoy works where a character is embarrassed or in an awkward situation. To quote [[User:Vee|Vee]]:{{quotation|

For example, some fans may have an [[Embarrassment Squick|embarrassment squick]], and do not enjoy works where a character is embarrassed or in an awkward situation. To quote [[User:Vee|Vee]]: "Among my kind, "watch from the hall" is what we call the embarrassment squick, because it's so bothersome you can't even watch it through your fingers and have to leave the room when it's happening."

Among my kind, "watch from the hall" is what we call the embarrassment squick, because it's so bothersome you can't even watch it through your fingers and have to leave the room when it's happening.}}

 

While squick had early uses that meant skullfucking<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.tasteless.jokes/aV6-w4oApNk/NgOkeGEvIpUJ alt.tasteless.jokes use of 'squick']</ref> and a version of [[YKINMK]],<ref>[http://laylainalaska.tumblr.com/post/160136430339/how-was-squick-used-like-would-you-tag-something BDSM usage of 'squick' in the 90s]</ref> through [[Fannish Drift|fannish drift]] its usage has evolved to include everything from triggers and visceral turn-offs to 'stuff I don't want to write, read, or receive in a [[Gift Exchange|gift exchange]]'.<ref>[http://laylainalaska.tumblr.com/post/160136430339/how-was-squick-used-like-would-you-tag-something How was squick used?]</ref><ref>[https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2018/profile Yuletide 2018 usage of squick]</ref><ref>[https://lyras.livejournal.com/152548.html Meta discussing squick in reference to fic exchanges]</ref>

While squick had early uses that meant skullfucking<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.tasteless.jokes/aV6-w4oApNk/NgOkeGEvIpUJ alt.tasteless.jokes use of 'squick']</ref> and a version of [[YKINMK]],<ref>[http://laylainalaska.tumblr.com/post/160136430339/how-was-squick-used-like-would-you-tag-something BDSM usage of 'squick' in the 90s]</ref> through [[Fannish Drift|fannish drift]] its usage has evolved to include everything from triggers and visceral turn-offs to 'stuff I don't want to write, read, or receive in a [[Gift Exchange|gift exchange]]'.<ref>[http://laylainalaska.tumblr.com/post/160136430339/how-was-squick-used-like-would-you-tag-something How was squick used?]</ref><ref>[https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2018/profile Yuletide 2018 usage of squick]</ref><ref>[https://lyras.livejournal.com/152548.html Meta discussing squick in reference to fic exchanges]</ref>