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Dark concepts you would like to see represented more respectfully??
Kind of related to my last question but what are some dark concepts and tropes that do get put in stories but are straight up badly represented most of the time?? Obviously rape is the biggest one but other than that?
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. 3 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
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
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
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
Not that dark but Schizophrenia and Paranoia. I feel like a lot of authors treat these like a cool twist rather than a mental illness that ruins people. reply
