Dark concepts you would like to see represented more respectfully??

Mentally ill characters. Esp aspd, bpd, narcissism , etc etc. all of them are flatly written and constantly demonized, stereotypical, and romanticized. Sometimes their personality is all about their disorder and their tragic upbringing.   2 reply

Problematic sexual behaviour in preteens, women with sexually deviant tendencies which aren't "oh I like to see men cry I'm such a pervert omg lol", pedophilia in teens/young adults (might seem like an oxymoron but it's more common than you think, pedophilia isn't some magical condition that manifest itself once a person turns 50), pregnancy body h......   1 reply

controlling, jealous, and obsessive behaviors that never seem to have lasting consequences after "redemption" for the characters who have them. in general, if a character is shown to not respect their partner/love interest as an independent, autonomous person, I have no reason to believe that they'll respect boundaries and whatnot even if they have......   reply

Religious psychosis. Its not a topic explored often anyway but I'd still like to mention it.   reply

SH definitely, in a more common way. charas who sh are so quick to be demonized as deranged or super ill or even sexualized   reply

Sociopathy. Too many works go to the extreme with this and depict serial killers/ rapists, but I'm talking about individuals that seem like regular joes but simply cannot empathize with others. The behavior is often very subtle but still affects the people around them and themselves in a negative way (corporate bosses, police officers or soldiers......   reply

I would really love to see characters who do self harm done right, most people just portray them as emo loners who need attention and as a person who did sh that pmo so bad. it feels as though it's treated with less sensitivity and more like an aesthetic..... Also kids who did suicide attempts, they always say shit like they're cowards for throwing......   reply

there are WAY too many: The whole "the abuser is obviously evil 24/7" thing. "Love magically fixes the abuser and the victim." Stockholm syndrome and Lima syndrome Grief, especially the type we see in a ton of BLs, where the uke loses their grandparents, mother, father, sibling, or someone they deeply love and it's always the same: the characte......   reply

mutual abuse. no clear victim, they’re both bad for each other and make each other worse.   reply

characters who have intense ocd intrusive thoughts ab things like pedophilia, murder, self harm. And showcase mothers being sexually abusive to their kids especially female ones   reply