Against everything I believe about this here is your trigger warning so if the word or anything to do with rape upsets you just know I've mentioned it too muchI've seen this happen a couple of times and yet I don't understand what the fuck is happening. It looks like the stupid trigger warnings aren't enough. A lot of writers are now adding a new and I'm my humble opinion unnecessary paragraph about their beliefs of that trigger warning.
For example rape.... I now because of the warning know that this will be the topic of the chapter I'm about to read. I'm this particular book and being the smart person I am, due to the main characters actions and state of his mental health, I am more than aware that he has suffered a tremendous and absolutely horrifying experience up until this point I am not aware of the actual details. I'm certain now the chapter I'm about to read will be the one that will give that information.
If you've read my other rants I'm sure you know how I feel about trigger warnings. Added to these warnings lately is basically a disclaimer stating how the author doesn't condone this behavior. Honestly I've read and watched some pretty messed up and gruesome things never once have I ever thought that the writer of said things believe that it's ok. Often I've wandered what happened to spark the idea for that particular story or movie or tv show because a lot of these stories are based off of just a tiny bit of reality and written to tell a little bit of that event.
The confusing part for me though is the added statement of rape is wrong don't do it. Something along those lines. I whole heartedly agree it is wrong as is many numerous other things. Do the authors think that by adding this statement that it will prevent somebody from doing it? Because the laws in place and the outrage that has been yielded for decades by people have not stopped it from happening.
I get that many authors are adding these things to keep people content so that they won't complain and report their hard work. There are some really dumb folks that believe these stories are encouraging young readers to think that it's ok. Common sense is no longer common so they don't think that readers will be able to decide right from wrong. The good stories will tell the struggles and after effects of rape not romanticize it. There are some stories that can turn the rapist and victim into an ideal couple. That doesn't happen so much in real life but it isn't impossible, the mind is a very fragile thing and depending on circumstances in their life you will never be able to tell what a person thinks and feels.
Let's say that the people complaining are worried that young impressionable minds will develop a rape fantasy/fetish/kink however you want to call it. Yes that is what some people want. When you really think about it you can go ahead and remove the word rape from that fantasy because when it's played out as role play as in the woman tells her partner about what she wants if said partner agrees to try it than its consensual and is basically just really rough sex.I'm saying that these people who have that fantasy most likely do not think of it happening outside of their relationship they aren't looking forward to being actually raped by a stranger.
I'm basically saying that a rapist is not going to become one by reading a book and a rape victim will not think it's acceptable because they read about it in a book. With the right story it's possible that one of the victims could be more likely to report it and not blame themselves as many women that have experienced this don't report or tell anyone and bottle it up because they are made to believe it's their fault possibly stemming from something like school dress codes such as not showing collarbone or shoulder bones because it's a distraction for horny little boys. In the past and probably present women have been blamed because of their clothes. I think if a woman is comfortable with herself and her body she should be able to walk out of her house naked as the day she was born and not have to worry about men sexually harassing her. Yet we are being taught that men aren't to blame and we must hide out skin while not being able to do something as simple and natural as breastfeeding a child in any area other than a nasty bathroom unless you suffocate the baby with a blanket.
Sorry I got overly carried away I was just wandering do authors believe if they tell you it's wrong it will make a difference. I guess I gotta add a trigger warning now huh?
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