There is no such thing as fiction that is too self indulgent, anon. I hope you do post and share it.
It is always okay to use your dark experiences to share your perspective in fiction.
The world is richer for your fiction and your perspective being shared.
Not all art is about ‘goof representation’.
Meaningful art can be transgressive and challenging, both to the observer, and to the creator.
I really hope you share your work with the world, anon.
Kindness: treating others with the gentleness we’d like to be treated, rather than stooping to the level of our opponents.
Justice: defending the rights of our fiction creators to not be treated cruelly or as criminals, and taking a stand against censorship.
Bravery: refusing to be terrorized by harassers into hiding our content; and creating an environment to embolden others to share their creativity.
Freedom: maintaining the ideal that others can share their taboo and dark creative works, even if those are not themes we’re personally interested in.
There is nothing wrong with enjoying:
Shipping is imaginary; there is no way do it wrong.
Ship and let ship!
👉 Hate and harassment make fandom a toxic place for everyone.
👉 Hate and harassment decreases overall participation in fandom; it doesn’t just chase away people you don’t like.
👉 Hate and harassment discourages everyone from sharing their fan work for fear it might make someone upset.
👉 Hate and harassment decreases engagement and commenting on fan work for fear it might make someone upset.
If you see fan work you don’t like; block and move on!
Ship and let ship!
Enjoying something in fiction does not require you to grovel for forgiveness.
proshippers: “maybe instead of sending hate, we could all just be nice to each other and block people and content we don’t want to see.”
antis: “OMG how dare you say my right to tell people who annoy me that they should die is not more important than your right to post fanfiction I don’t like. You are obviously a pedophile, and I hope you die.”
some neutrals: “Both groups are so chronically online, lol I’m better than them both.”
Today is a good day to remember that fiction is not programming.
You can create and enjoy dark, taboo, problematic art without it impacting your personal morals or judgement.
Yes, even if someone accuses you of romanticizing or glamorizing said dark topics.
Fiction is not programming.
“Do you realize that whatever we fantasize about matters to God? He is intimately aware and involved in our spiritual development. As Christians, it is critical that we censor our imaginations, because wrong thoughts can easily become wrong attitudes that give birth to sinful actions. Emotions can manifest with equal force whether incited by fantasy or reality. This fact alone fuels the pornography industry.”
– an excerpt from “Buying and Selling the Souls of our Children: A Closer Look at Pokemon” by John Paul Jackson
Please, please show this quotation the next time you see an anti arguing about how we shouldn’t compare them to conservative Christians.
💞Important reminder!
Some things to remember:
✍️ Shipping something does not mean that you endorse it.
✍️ Whether fiction glamorizes/romanticizes a topic or not is in the interpertation of the reader.
✍️ Creating or consuming fiction of any type has no bearing on your morality.
✍️ Consuming problematic or taboo fiction does not lead to wanting to hurt people or commit crimes.
✍️ Fiction is not brainwashing; enjoying dark fiction does not take away your willpower or morality.