'Fiction doesn't affect reality' readers be like - Denial is a river in Egypt.
They are struggling with the loss of their internet spaces to talk about creepy shit, they are angry, they feel shortchanged, they think they have been dealt an unfair hand - how dare people judge them on a porn site that they chose exclusively to goon to sketchy shit?...... 1 reply
I know this question and its answers will mostly be about rape/or shota/loli but I'm suprised you brough up violence. But to a degree I agree. Here is what I think: we mammals, like most animals, like violence; it's in our blood; it's something we desire; it's just, instead of doing it like ancient Rome, watching people brutally killed by animals, ...... 2 reply
Oof the amount of times I've had the "it's just fiction" argument, oh my god. To say that fiction doesn't affect reality is crazy. For better or worse, the media we consume hugely impacts the society we live in, including shaping what people see as normal and acceptable. There's a reason people write theses and teach classes on the cultural impact ...... 1 reply
People when you tell consuming overwhelming amount of porn that sexualizes children and violent act might desensitizes them to the topics and make their brain connect children to their sexual arousal like guys it's a well known fact the more hardcore stuff you consume the more you'll want which leads to more and more hardcore stuff 1 reply
I decided to do a quick Google search. 3 questions to give Google a fair change to gather info.
Fiction does not affect reality
Fiction does affect reality
Does fiction affect reality?
Just a quick Google search summary. Overall consensus: fiction does affect reality, in terms of social cognition, personal belief, and empathy. It doesn't m...... 1 reply
If it's really just fiction, why do they get so mad over someone else's opinion on a random fictional rapist? Why is explicit loli/shota content banned and considered illegal in most places? Why have i seen chlorine telling a rape victim to get raped again for not liking a fictional story that romanticizes rape? The truth is, the ones who can actua...... 1 reply
