NoTalentHack
Corrupting Influence
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I think that’s part of it, definitely. There are folks that just get so grossed out about it (either due to personal history or whatever) that they can’t separate the fantasy from the reality, to the point where it mystifies them that it could be a fantasy for any healthy person.FWIW I roll my eyes at the mom son lap thing as much, if not more, than you do. Like, come on, make an effort.
But yeah, every category has sub groups, example taboo readers don't like all taboo, some maybe just siblings, or mom/son etc...but they generally don't abuse stories they have no interest in reading.
I think at the core, the main thing that drives the warring factions in LW is the bizarre morality stance many have. People in I/T and NC know those acts are best left to fantasy and only read it as such, but the Anti-cheat crowd over in LW can't seem to realize that on an erotic platform the cheating, for many, is the actual fetish. I abhor cheats in real life, but have no issue reading it as an erotic story.
The thing is, though, that shows up everywhere. I know folks that don’t like action movies with gunplay because they find them boring, but I know a couple because they find them traumatic. Same thing with various types of horror movies and other genres as well.
I do think some of it is the new face of misogyny, the one that accompanied the rise of “incel” as a term. Those guys, the ones most ready to yell “cuck” at a story with consensual nonmonogamy, see themselves as fighting a cultural war in the comments section, whether that’s here, on Medium, YouTube, or whatever your poison. Those are the only ones I really worry about, not because of ratings or whatever, but because of what they represent.