the comments are not what i expected

if ur genuinely asking its mostly the taboo theme. like the reason people like it is because it's fucked up LMAOO

isn’t it being fucked up a reason for it not to be liked ? im so confused

you sound genuinely confused, maybe a tad naive, so I'll try to explain nicely. people have preferences about what they like to read in fiction. the same way one might like fluff; another might like more fucked up stuff. and that's okay.

isn't that why people like to explore villain stuff these days? it's not my cup of tea and I haven't read that genre so I'm probably making a wrong connection here, but my point is, people like to explore not so savory stuff, from morally questionable, wrong, to straight up taboo. there's nothing with that. in fiction.

as long as you're not dumb enough to mix up reality with fiction.

anyone with a brain would understand that liking one thing in FICTIONAL media is not indicative of what kind of person you are, your morals, or what your stand is towards REAL things, media or not. in the favorite words of argumentators of this topic, people who liked fucked up stuff in fiction don't "condone" it in real life.

those who don't like this stuff are valid, but should take a look at themselves before judging those who don't. people have been exploring dark and taboo media in fiction for ages. did it change how fucked up people became? as far as I know, the answer is no. and if you say yes, send me a link to the international published paper, thanks. it's almost like correlating the video games and violence thing. if you agree with that, then yikes, but if you don't, then take your hypocrisy with you and leave.
don't get me wrong, those who like this stuff does not make one more "seasoned" in any way either. they just like different things.

now if you'll excuse me. thanks for listening to my ted talk.

TY say it louder

Yep, this. I like to turn off my brain and read completely nonsensical stories while I laugh like a witch, preferably darker and messed up ones. The drama of consuming fiction like so just makes me a happier and more pleasant person, haha