Look, Iām not trying to pick on you or nothing, youāre just the first HDG person to reblog with with a comment.
āYeah, theyāre āimperialistā I guess.ā
They just *are*. Textually they are. Even if you think theyāre benevolent, itās a conquering empire that wipes out cultures and civilizations.
Plus, like. Enlightening the savages is a classic justification for empire. Showing florets what they are, that they could be happy? āCivilizingā the people they conquer.
I donāt mind if you think itās hot, if you even want it, but you canāt just brush off the fact that the Affini are monstrous. Theyāre just another empire to give up to, this one just drugs you so you donāt realize how oppressed you are afterwards.
Plus? Itās a pretty fucking conditional love. They love you if youāre a floret. If they loved you unconditionally, they wouldnāt need to change you. They wouldnāt need to drug you and brainwash you. Again, thatās hot! Fuck, I love kidnapping, I love intox! My problem isnāt the kink, my problem is the full-chested refusal to acknowledge that itās *still bad*. The insistence that no, no, itās good this time because they love me, thatās why theyāre drugging me.
Maybe Iām too deep in the weeds on this. I know itās not that deep. But still, I just⦠I canāt help but think about stuff like this. I worry that it might make people more vulnerable in real life to getting into bad situations, because they think this is just normal or good or love. I dunno.
And, as for fantasies āmade specifically for those who canāt take care of themselves/canāt fightā: as Iāve said to some of the WARHOUND folks, there are other fantasies that do that! There are a thousand thousand other fantasies! So what is unique about HDG as compared to say, dollification, or a more personal mindbreak, or petplay, or anything else. And whatās unique is the empire. Itās the conquering force.
āWe are shown not to be a burden to them when they fight to keep us no matter what we say or do.ā There are better, healthier ways to be shown you arenāt a burden. Respecting boundaries can coexist with showing someone they are loved, and, I would argue, it is easier and more earnest a show of love to be able to do that while not forcing anything.
Thank you for responding, I do like seeing different points of view. Ultimately, if you like HDG, good for you. Itās hot. But, Yknow, chew on your casual acceptance of empire, and on your willingness to fantasize about your boundaries being broken. And hey, if you come out of that thinking going ānah Iām good, this is fantasy and I think itās hot and funā then fuck yeah.