Some discussion questions to ask people who hate your writing, art, fic, ship etc
🤔 Did you feel the tags and summary described the work accurately? What, if anything, would you change to improve my tagging and summary?
🤔 How would you describe the main themes and ideas of my work? What elements of the work suggest those themes and ideas to you?
🤔 What was the major element of the work that bothered you? Were you aware of that element being in the work when you chose to engage with it?
🤔 If you’ve engaged positively with my creative works before, what was different about this work that elicited a negative reaction? Are you planning to continue engaging with my creative works?
🤔 If any element of my work disgusted or upset you, how would you describe my creative or authorial responsibility with regards to your reaction to it?
🤔 What about my work initially prompted you to engage with it?
🤔 What duty do you feel artists and creatives have to respond and react to criticism and negative opinions of their work in general?
🤔 How do the themes and elements of my work contrast with the themes and elements of works that you tend to enjoy?
🤔 Imagine a theoretical person who really enjoys or connects with this work. What do you imagine that this theoretical person is getting out of my work that you did not?
🤔 What are some of the benefits of engaging with a work that incites a negative reaction in the observer?
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