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"Realism" in stories
How do you guys feel about people defending stories with "well it's realistic"? I've seen this expressed in two different stories this week, and it's only ever used to describe characters being forgiven for bs as soon as the story finishes. I asked this in the homepage comments and got two really interesting responses so i would like to see more opinions.
i know ure referencing something specific but to keep it vague i say it depends. i hate graphic depiction of certain forms of violence (particularly sexual violence). ik sa is realistic but why make it so graphic? ppl love to clap back w "it happens irl" but this story isn't doing what happens irl any justice with how heavy the focus is on the forg...... reply
