Where to draw the line?
Hello! I'm asking about the certain tropes found in fiction especially in the bl world such as rape and incest.
I know that there are people who have a preference for it, hell l enjoy a guilty pleasure of incest trope every now and then since its just fiction. But lately I'm starting to feel bad for liking such tropes. I don't condone the tropes when it occurs in real life of course because its terrible period. But I can't help but ask myself if I'm okay with said tropes in fiction does that mean a part of me thinks its okay in real life? A person having a preference for the "rape" trope, does that mean the person's a rapist and support it? Can saying "its just fiction" excuse people in liking other tropes such as shota? And if they like shota, does that mean they're a child predator???
I'm sorry if this sounds like a mess. English is not my first language. I'm sure this question might have already been asked in this site in different ways. I just want to ask your opinions and thoughts about this. I might have just been overthinking though.
Its hard to draw a clear line because fiction can influence reality a bit - like it desensitizes you to violence or sex. But you can make the grey area where you're starting to think terrible things are okay to do in real life. Most people who like messed up fiction are fairly normal and good. They do it because like you said it's a guilty pleasure......
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09 07,2020
