r/TheBoys

Can you post your project here?

Self-promotion posts are generally not allowed if they result in direct financial gain. Fan-created content is welcome, but the subreddit should not become a promotional hub for external sites like Etsy or YouTube.

Before you post: Posts that result in direct financial gain for yourself will be removed.

The rules, in their words

1. Spoiler Policy: Everything from the current season, including the first episode, until two weeks after the season ends is considered a spoiler. **Comics are always a spoiler and must be marked/tagged in comments and posts.** Leaks are permitted, but must be contained to posts flaired LEAKS only. DO NOT DISCUSS LEAKS IN OTHER POSTS. Intentionally spoiling for others will result in a ban. [Full Spoiler Policy is here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/spoilers)
2. No Illegal Content/Piracy: Anything that violates Reddit's content policy is strictly forbidden. This includes pirated material. Do not provide, request or encourage piracy. Failure to follow this rule *will* result in a ban.
3. Be Civil: While the show itself often contains content and themes that are explicit, divisive, or otherwise objectionable, Discussion, debate, criticism, and disagreement are encouraged, but you must remain civil when doing so. Harassment of any kind will not be accepted **[Full Explanation HERE](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules#wiki_3._be_civil)**
4. No misogyny, homophobia, misandry, transphobia, racism, sexism, body shaming, ableism, etc.: We won't tolerate hatred of any kind against anyone. This overlaps with the civility policy of rule number three. Use of ANY slurs is strictly prohibited. * NO Discriminatory speech, hate speech, or stereotypes * NO Body shaming, gossip, or speculation **[Full Explanation HERE](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules/#wiki_4._no_misogyny.2C_homophobia.2C_misandry.2C_transphobia.2C_racism.2C_sexism.2C_body_shaming.2C_ableism.2C_etc.)**
5. Content Policy: Any content that violates the subreddit rules, site-wide rules, or breaches redditquette may be removed. This also includes ensuring proper credit for Fan Art and Cosplay. Refer to our **[Content Policy](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules#wiki_5._general_content_policy)** for full details.
6. Self Promotion: While we do love to see fan-created content, we also don't want the subreddit to become an endless deluge of users promoting their YouTube channels, Etsy stores, etc. Posts that result in direct financial gain for yourself will be removed. Review the [Self-Promotion Policy here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules/#wiki_6._self-promotion)
7. Politics Unrelated: While The Boys covers many political topics and themes, **this is not an inherently political subreddit.** For further clarification and some examples of what is considered relevant under this policy and what is not, see [**this thread**](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/comments/vg5qax/rules_expectations_update_politics_clarification/)
8. Repost or Spam: [Full description can be found here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules/#wiki_8._reposts_and_spam) In an effort to keep the discussion from being too repetitive and fractured, the moderation team will remove duplicate discussions if a similar submission has been made in the last several days or near the top of the subreddit. For a non-exhaustive list of frequent posts that may be removed under this policy, please see our [**list of common reposts**](/r/theboys/wiki/common_reposts).
9. Low-effort: Most forms of low-effort content will be removed. This includes self-posts with little to no text, cast-spotting and generic joke posts. Other examples: low quality memes, reaction images, other roles played by the cast, or low effort content. Posts that do not contain significant commentary relevant to the show will be removed. [Full description can be found here](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBoys/wiki/rules/#wiki_9._low-effort_content_or_off-topic_posts)
10. Rape/SA denial or Minimization: Do not deny or minimize instances of sexual assault, play "devil's advocate", or attempt in any way to conflate assault with consensual sex acts. This is strictly prohibited and WILL result in a ban. This rule covers acts depicted in the show and non-consensual acts in real life. To clear up any confusion specifically around Becca: In Season 2, Episode 4 at timestamp 57:21 Becca explicitly states that Homelander raped her.
11. Discuss the show, not the Fandom: Submissions that contain meta-commentary by other users (either from within reddit or other sources) are prohibited. There is no need to bring outside drama to the subreddit; we are not here to call-out bad behavior, unpopular opinions, or “hot takes”. These type of posts do not promote good discussion and can instigate a witch-hunt or brigade, or contribute to review bombing. This includes criticism about Audience scores and IMDB ratings.
12. Social Media Commentary: Social media commentary posts outside of cast, crew, or a reputable source will be removed. Sharing a screenshot of commentary from youtube, instagram, twitter, etc will be removed. We encourage healthy debate and discourse, so take the time to form your own opinion instead of using another’s voice (even when using it as a springboard to disagree.)