im trying to understand something, im sorry if the meaning doesnt come across or im asking a stupid question. is it okay to depict unhealthy relationships in fiction (ie minor/adult) when it comes to stuff like big tv shows? a lot of the discussions around this focus on fanworks, so i was wondering if any of this is different when it comes to non-fanworks and non-indie stuff (if that makes sense?)again, sorry if this is a stupid question or its asked a lot lol. have a lovely day!
Hi anon! Thank you for asking this question. I’m going to answer it in a kind of grumpy tone, but I promise I am not grumpy at you!
is it okay to depict unhealthy relationships in fiction (ie minor/adult) when it comes to stuff like big tv shows?
I feel like when people ask this question, they forget that we already have tv shows and movies like this.
There are already famous, popular, well known, highly marketed, widely-enjoyed books, movies and television shows with these kinds of elements.
Should these things be in the media that children watch?
My friend– that is what ratings systems are for, in tv and movies. To make sure that children are not watching stuff with content that their parents don’t approve of.
When you ask “is it okay”– society at large has already answered resoundingly “YES” for thousands and thousands of years, and society has yet to fall into disrepair and depravity.
When people propose that media with dark themes (including media with minor x adult relationships) should not exist and should not be written, they are advocating a widespread form of censorship that we have not practiced in our species history.
When people propose that media with dark themes (including media with minor x adult relationships) should not exist and should not be written they are proposing that adults with a firm sense of morality should be told what they are and are not ‘allowed’ to watch. Like children.
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