hey! in response to some of your recent posts about whether an innocent reader is glamorizing pedophilia and grooming:
the short answer is no. but there’s a longer answer! and it’s worth talking about.
fanfiction is supposed to be a place where people can explore kink and fantasy completely free of any real world constraints or repercussions. the characters are not real, so even when fics are dark, there is no real world harm being done.
sometimes that means people are going to write shit that you personally don’t like or disagree with. i’m not a monsterfucker, but a lot of people looooove fucking monsters. that’s their thing and they have every right to explore that.
a lot of people really enjoy fantasies of control, ranging from cnc to full on non-con/rape. i understand your instinct to think this is romanticizing rape, but it’s a little more nuanced than that.
fantasies construct situations where emotional needs are met and inhibitions to pleasure are removed.
in the case of “innocent” reader or age play fics, it’s a form of disavowal. it’s a fantasy where the readers desires are met without the self-insert character having to actually acknowledge those desires. they get to stay innocent, while still getting their brains fucked out. win-win, and often a response to the pressure of purity culture.
it’s all just a form of play — and in the case of fics, that play is with yourself. there’s real liberation in exploring dark, weird, sometimes upsetting shit.
fantasies are all about agency. exploring your personal boundaries, discovering what arouses you and why.
again, i totally understand that it’s not your preference. but i think it’s worth understanding why certain kinks exist, and how they differ from real world harm.
there is no casuality between fanfiction (which is often written by women/queer people for other women and queer people) and actual abuse. like, creeps are not using star wars fic as a manual for manipulating and controlling minors. their tactics are varied, horrific, and way more complicated than a silly piece of smut.
equating kink with actual pedophilia dilutes the meaning of that word and can potentially damage efforts to prevent CSA.
if we want to prevent abuse, we have to use our energy to target actual predators, no condemn creators who are just imagining horny scenarios and sharing them with horny readers.
i know this was long, but i really hope it came out as well-intended as i meant it. i’m absolutely not trying to change your preferences, but i think it’s worth trying to reshape our conversation about female fantasies and kink.
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