tbh, i might get flamed for this hot take but i think its okay for minors to read smut
everyone has hormones, minors too and they get horny just like adults, almost all minors from the age of 12-18 know about those stuff, they make jokes about it, some older teenagers goon. it's fine to read smut if they're not partaking or engaging in those activities, just dont do those when ur under 18
but in cases like dark themes such as incest,SA and other dark stuff, i totally agree with the mdni cuz if we let minors interact with those posts, they could get desensitized and since they keep seeing those they would start to get brainwashed into thinking its okay
the adult authors writing those fics probably read smut on wattpad at 13-15 years too 😭i dont see the need to not let minors read smut, or maybe theres some more reasons to it that im not aware of?
honestly i think most authors are aware that minors read their content and they dont tend to care unless you interact because that can get them into some serious legal trouble if they live in certain countries. i do agree that there isnt a problem w minors reading smut (specifically teenagers) as it is a normal part of going through puberty and exploring the internet but theres an issue w young people coming across dark content and it fucking them up mentally a bit and obvi desensitisation as that can cause them to normalise these behaviours in their head. additionally adult authors might js feel uncomfortable w minors reading their posts especially if its darker content bcs they js arent the target audience and its revealing a vulnerable part of themselves and its simple as that. personally i dont even think people sld be posting abt taboo topics such as incest gore etc as anyone can be desensitised to it at any age and it can have devastating consuequences but thats a whole other thing. i mean at the end of the day minors are still going to read and interact with these things no matter what and no one can really stop them so🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️.
