also like and i think ive said this before, ppl will act like when you say āi dont think people should be defending the writing of child pornography or incest pornā or what have you that youāre saying that you dont want to see anyone tackle topics of sexual exploitation and abuse ever. that you are an enemy of all literary freedom or something. but buddy i know the difference between a piece of writing thats earnestly exploring a heavy topic and a horny smut fic on Ao3 that was written to gratify its readers and its authors. its so frustrating when people pretend like thereās not a meaningful or noticeable difference there.
All of the Breath of human Experience and Fantasy deserves a Chance to be depicted, just just the Nice and Soft parts but the Ones you personally find Disgusting or Monstrous too.
Iām straight-up not disagreeing with that. There are a lot of extremely important pieces of writing in this world that are tough to swallow for various reasons. I made this post in part because I was saying that. But if I want to read a harrowing exploration of childhood sexual abuse and its various shades of complexity Iām not going to be turning to a child pornography fic on AO3 that literally tags itself with a ship name. Thatās not the same thing, and I would really entreat folks who make the case that it is to put their money where they mouths are and read more accounts or explorations of those tough and unpleasant subjects that arenāt smut fic to get an idea of what difficult subjects, even sexual ones, can look like when explored in a non-exploitative or gratuitous manner. Youāll notice a difference.
