If seeing a character do a bad, harmful action in fiction makes you think that it’s okay to go that bad, harmful thing in reality, that is a problem with you, not a problem with the fiction or the writer.
Please think about that.
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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.
Your creative work is meaningful. Your creative work is important. Your creative work should be shared with the world.
🤜 Even if it’s transgressive or taboo.
🤜 Even if it’s ‘just’ fan work.
🤜 Even if some people vocally hate it.
🤜 Even if you don’t feel like it’s good enough.
Your creative work is important. No one else will create exactly what you would.
To all creators who have received hateful messages:
📝 Creating dark or problematic art and fiction does not mean you deserve to be harassed, insulted, sent death threats, accused of crimes, or suicide baited.
📝 Your creative works are not harming anyone, and you deserve to be able to post and share your work in peace.
👉 Fictional characters cannot be abused.
👉 Consent does not apply to fictional characters.
👉 The only question of consent in fiction is the consent of the author, and the consent of the reader.
An author cannot write anything they do not consent to write.
As reader can always stop reading things they do not want to continue reading.
Tags and warnings in fiction are important and helpful for readers so that they do not accidentally read anything they would have preferred to avoid.
👉 Consent in fiction applies to writers and readers, not ever to the characters.