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"it& #39;s fictional"
doesn& #39;t mean:
- it& #39;s not important
- fiction doesn& #39;t affect reality
- you can& #39;t have strong feelings abt fiction
it means
- you can& #39;t treat fiction as equal to reality
- you can cultivate a healthy distinction btw the 2
- fictional characters don& #39;t have rights
doesn& #39;t mean:
- it& #39;s not important
- fiction doesn& #39;t affect reality
- you can& #39;t have strong feelings abt fiction
it means
- you can& #39;t treat fiction as equal to reality
- you can cultivate a healthy distinction btw the 2
- fictional characters don& #39;t have rights
No pro-shippers think fiction doesn& #39;t affect reality
We stand for the idea that the audience has an active part in how they let fiction affect their reality.
ex: I started drinking coffee bc of a fictional character I love who drink it. It was a conscious choice.
We stand for the idea that the audience has an active part in how they let fiction affect their reality.
ex: I started drinking coffee bc of a fictional character I love who drink it. It was a conscious choice.
I knew coffee, drank in reasonable quantities, is harmless and could actually improve my quality of life.
Now this character also murder someone. I& #39;ve never murdered anyone.
Because I know it& #39;s bad, I know why it is, and I consciously choose not to do that.
Now this character also murder someone. I& #39;ve never murdered anyone.
Because I know it& #39;s bad, I know why it is, and I consciously choose not to do that.
No matter how much dark fiction I saw where murder was portrayed, sometimes even seen as cool and badass, I never committed murder, don& #39;t think it& #39;s normal, and even advocate for the end of death penalty everywhere because I see it as similar to murder.
Yet I& #39;m still an hypersensitive person who will have strong reactions to fiction, can& #39;t watch some shows or movies because of the themes they show, will cry in front of a disny movie, etc.
But I& #39;m also an adult with morals and a values system, and I don& #39;t let any piece of media
But I& #39;m also an adult with morals and a values system, and I don& #39;t let any piece of media
dictate how I live.
We, as an audience, have control on how we let the fiction we consume affect us.
We, as an audience, have control on how we let the fiction we consume affect us.
