Nope but fiction DOES affect reality. Fiction is also based on reality, up to some point. For example, if an artist does not know how a tree looks they will have to use an ACTUAL tree's image to draw a FICTIONAL one. The same thing applies to a child being drawn in a sexual way, the certain fictional child may not exist in reality but it is based o...... 4 reply
Are we really gonna do this again?
OBVIOUSLY fiction doesn't equal reality, nobody is saying that it does. The problem is when yall try to justify reading shota and loli.
Reading a story where a minor is being depicted in a sexual way is STILL DISGUSTING, you're not excused just because the minor is fictional.
I can't believe it's even a debate reply
yes, because goblins and werewolves exist in real life as well. fiction is inspired by reality. if anything, its reality that affects fiction so it should be reality=fiction, not the other way around reply
Obviously fiction doesn't equal reality, but I think a large portion of it is still based on reality, and it does affect your perception of reality, but it's 2 am now and I don't feel like going into detail lol (=・ω・=) edit: also it really depends on the topic, like everyone knows murder is wrong, and there aren't any stigmas surrounding murde...... reply
This is my own opinion...
No its not... and dont come say “but kids are easily fooled and often believe what they see”, “but fiction often create reality” and so on.
First, I have watched porn, horror and crime movies, since I was a fucking child... and You don’t see me murdering people(⊙…⊙ ) I have also educated myself when it com...... 2 reply
Psychologists believe that fictional characters influence us in real life. Several studies and research have also confirmed the same.
Many authors get so attached to the story and characters they are writing about that they fail to distinguish between fiction and reality. They hear voices of different characters echoing in the mind even after they ...... reply
Imo, no, both fiction and reality are to Separate concepts, that *can* both affect and or reflect each other, but not always, but all in all, there is a line separating the two 1 reply
