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if it's done right, it's done in a way that puts a mirror back on society. it's commentary and saying their opinion on a subject that is taboo to talk about in reality and not fiction. it's the same way good horror is often social commentary, even snuff horror. a lot of it isn't and it is just there to capitalize on the shock and people who watch it or buy it either hope for something more (or comeuppance or a "good" ending that will make them feel a way that reality doesn't) or maybe they just like trash.

in the end, it's something that normalizes it in a way that makes it acceptable to talk about. it means that people can discuss the horrible thing rather than say it's taboo and gloss over it like it isn't happening- or it's not happening to THEM, so who cares?

as for why it's not in dwrp it's because it affects other people. books and movies and shows are contained in that medium, you don't have to engage with it. here it might be your character's best friend being raped and you have to deal with that or maybe it's a player who is obviously getting off on it. or maybe it's just plain old out of character. it's the same reason it's not acceptable irl to some degree, even if it is just rp.

i read and watch a lot of horror and even have enjoyed movies like irreversible but i don't want to play in a game that allows rape. if a character that was abused touches on it, i don't always mind it but most of the time? my character doesn't want to deal with that. there's enough in real life and in the media to make me aware of it and i don't want my writing to be about this character's tragic past or present. it's because it's self-indulgent hurt/comfort and it's not important social commentary even if you fool yourself into thinking it. this is not the venue or platform for that awareness. that's all.

Excellent points and I want to add that while these themes are often used as commentary in fiction, DWRP is often used as wish fulfillment or fetishism.

Both of you have good points and I'm bookmarking this.

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