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the work is fiction, but the ideas, themes, and messages are real. many people go through life with their minds firmly shut to any critical thought so that they never have to face or question their own complicity or capacity for harm.   reply

it's abuse. you can't meaningfully say yes to something (a relationship) you can't meaningfully say no to. regardless of gender, whether it's parent-child, between siblings, extended family (aunts/uncles/cousins etc.), and even if there is no blood/biological relation, it's harmful. power dynamics (financial, emotional, physical, the list goes on),......   1 reply

from each according to their ability, to each according to their need! pineapple might be the only acceptable fruit to put on pizza, aside from tomatoes. EDIT: to be clear, it is acceptable for pineapple to be on pizza in the context of Hawaiian pizza, since the flavor of the pineapple is supposed to complement the flavor of the meat (ham/bacon). t......   4 reply

that's the tragedy of heteronormativity and the pressure to reproduce in a specific prescribed way. it has negative consequences for everyone involved. women, straight or queer, who end up in closeted partnerships bear the brunt of having their domestic, reproductive, and emotional labor used and exploited by the men they are partnered with because......   2 reply

man, I've got so much to say about this but I'm at work rn so that's going to have to wait ╥﹏╥ first: a deep, long uuuuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's not exactly a shock or surprise, but i do find myself stunned sometimes at the depths of people's ignorance and unwillingness to learn. ignorance by itself isn't a moral failing, but......   2 reply

start by getting informed. is there an issue that you care about? you can start by investigating that. what's going on around you, and how did things get that way? build up your knowledge of history (you can start local!), economic systems, and from there you might get into political theory. it's challenging because all these things are intertwined......   1 reply

I'd argue the fic/prompt that kicked off the concept and most iterations of omegaverse are misogynistic, or more precisely, reinforce heteropatriarchy. but it doesn't automatically have to be. it can also be used to reflect thoughtfully on the status quo, or explore new options like any speculative fiction concept. too bad most creators, especially......   reply

let's be real bold and say we need more omegaverse abortions :D   2 reply

whether you focus on the local or look more broadly, you can find connections between the various crises and struggles happening now. pick a place to start investigating and you can develop your understanding of the systems at play. everyone needs to develop class consciousness, posthaste! organize to seize the means of production! think globally, ......   1 reply

COSIGNED!!! hoping the creator of "an unsettling scent" practices more with coloring darker skin tones because the couple of very dark skinned characters there were looking real lifeless and inhumanly grayish. the coloring for that series is generally cool-toned and desaturated, but it could still look better even in that style. the characters the......   1 reply

sorry that you're getting hostile engagement on this, but I think it's a worthwhile drum to keep beating. it could be simple fun/titillation to present a cis character with a different set of genitals for horny purposes, but oftentimes it so glaringly has a transphobic dimension because those depictions are blatantly an excuse to avoid engaging wit......   2 reply

many people need to work on their reading, writing, and emotional regulation skills. many people have grown up in or grown used to a social media environment that favors quick responses and a "hit first and hard" mentality. in comparison, it takes much more effort to think through a position or argument and then present it intelligibly to another ......   reply

I like it when bottoms look like they can take a pounding, so having meat on their bones and looking sexually developed is my baseline. even though I don't mind femininity or delicacy in men, it's more reasonable/appealing to me to have it expressed in mannerisms and demeanor rather than strictly physical features in the yaoi sexual dimorphism kind......   1 reply

it's abuse. you can't meaningfully say yes to something (a relationship) you can't meaningfully say no to. when the familial relation exists, the importance and function of that role takes precedent and overrides the "lover" role. family roles are a connection no matter what, which undermines the necessary optionality of a romantic relationship. wh......   1 reply

ultimately, fiction is where people explore, interpret, and reinterpret the things they're experiencing and observing in real life, so there's always going to be an element of reflecting and engaging with some aspect of reality and society consciously/intentionally or not, no matter how mundane or fantastical the story. BL as a genre/category is a......   reply

anything with art skill that the writing/story development woefully doesn't match up to. anything that would benefit from the author having more social awareness. every bl that uses sexual assault and/or rape to kickstart romantic and sexual development between the endgame couple. I've got a bone to pick with kim daecheon because their art and sm......   reply

it's so frustrating to see character designs for female characters hampered by the "make it sexy" directive, especially since "sexy" only ever seems to come in one variety (maybe two if you're lucky). "once you start, you can never stop." structural awareness will do that to you.   reply

op's quote is making a comparison to marketing tactics to illustrate how ideas can be spread and absorbed without the recipient being conscious of it. it's not theorizing a conspiracy, but trying to explain a concept. repetition is key to learning, and culture/values/ideas are no different. if you can understand how media reflects and influences be......   2 reply

something something, how gender, sexuality, and the concept of sex itself are constructed under heterosexuality -> general rape culture -> kink and sexual fantasies as a coping/processing method/something people are interested in or fascinated by -> the prevalence of rape and dominance/submission dynamics in romance/erotica -> prevalence of rape in......   1 reply

introspection, reflection, and making connections between things aren't skills that come easily for everyone, or that people try to develop. reading comprehension and critical thinking are skills that not everyone hones, or think they have a use for outside of academic tasks. and not everybody is curious about stuff in the same way? I wonder if par......   reply