See, it’s good that it has a happy ending. Rape in BLs ain’t new to me and im not surpised anymore because i know it grabs more attention when authors pick this theme for dark stories.
but honestly im so tired and so over BL stories or any story for that matter packed with so much sexual assault in their stories that’s supposed to make you feel bad for the mc but then it’s illustrated as if readers are VOYEURS of rape. Like let’s not deny that these rape scenes are perverse and author sexualized a character’s trauma.
I already get it, he’s going through awful shit, but letting it take over almost entirety of chapters, illustrated to arouse readers is ironic. We get ittt, the story is meant to be dark. But you know what makes a dark story good? When it focuses on the character themselves, their growth, their inner thoughts and liberation instead of shoving forced sex scenes in my face. If it’s rape trauma then illustrate it as that- TRAUMATIZING.
Authors can do better than this. Rape in smut category is fucking tiring, especially when it’s intended to be serious and to raise awareness but does the exact opposite, treating it like it’s porn and they can get away with it because most of the characters look attractive.
See, it’s good that it has a happy ending. Rape in BLs ain’t new to me and im not surpised anymore because i know it grabs more attention when authors pick this theme for dark stories.
but honestly im so tired and so over BL stories or any story for that matter packed with so much sexual assault in their stories that’s supposed to make you feel bad for the mc but then it’s illustrated as if readers are VOYEURS of rape. Like let’s not deny that these rape scenes are perverse and author sexualized a character’s trauma.
I already get it, he’s going through awful shit, but letting it take over almost entirety of chapters, illustrated to arouse readers is ironic. We get ittt, the story is meant to be dark. But you know what makes a dark story good? When it focuses on the character themselves, their growth, their inner thoughts and liberation instead of shoving forced sex scenes in my face. If it’s rape trauma then illustrate it as that- TRAUMATIZING.
Authors can do better than this. Rape in smut category is fucking tiring, especially when it’s intended to be serious and to raise awareness but does the exact opposite, treating it like it’s porn and they can get away with it because most of the characters look attractive.