tired-and-salty:

Yes, you can write about dark topics in a romanticizing way. That‘s what fiction is for, to be able to explore these topics safely.

shirosrighthandman:

anti: I’m concerned about the prevalence of sexual content associated with media directed at younger audiences

me: that’s a valid concern maybe we-

anti: The 13 year olds must crusade against these nsfw fanartists. Hey kid, look at this porn this person is drawing gross right? I am safe Fandom Mom™. Kids please disable blockers and lie about your age so that I may show you the bad bad nsfw art of this fandom so that you can interact with these people who I think are pedophiles. It’s not your fault for lying about your age, they should expect you to and take responsibility for it. I need you, my army of children, to constantly interact with this content that I think is extremely harmful to you. In fact you should base your entire identity around it and call yourself an anti, it’s the cool hip thing for 12 year olds.

me:

shirosrighthandman:

“this ship/work of fiction could hypothetically hurt someone” is not an argument.

We don’t prohibit alcohol just because some people can hurt themselves/other people with it. People who can drink responsibly aren’t at fault for people who can’t.

You either believe in people to be personally responsible for themselves or you believe in a dystopia where all fiction is subject to censorship due to any possible cultural impact.