You know, I've noticed that "romantic" HP fics in general seem to have a lot of rape which is pretty disturbing when you consider the age of the main characters.
My first reaction is 'oh, good, so it's not just my ship! Yay, we're not deviant!'
Secondly, 'W. T. F.' What a bizarre and disturbing trend to have from a series that is geared towards kids. Yikes.
I get why you'd use plotlines involving rape the way you do in your fics and on an objective note [even if I'd never read them because it's just sooo not my taste in angst] I think that's the best way to use that kind of plot device. But to throw it in there as a means of hooking up a couple? SERIOUSLY? Nuh-uh.
I don't have any first-hand experience but I think it's a way serious issue and I'd never use it in a fic of mine. Which I suppose is a double standard since I have no problem with whump, but...not quite the same thing there. I have no idea how people deal with such a thing in RL but I know it's nothing like the fairyland of fic where the HEALING POWER OF SEX erases all signs of trauma and restores them to happy stability and peace of mind once more. That just- GAH. *stomps on fics a few times*
I mean, from a realtistic point of view, even if a girl that age is raped by a third party and a male teacher is there to comfort her and help her heal, that's not likely to become a healthy relationship because the girl's so traumatized. At best, she decides the male teacher, too, wants something and shuts out his attempts to help...
ITA. Interesting take there- 'coz indeed, in that situation, it'd still be far-fetched for a real relationship to develop, and that's so far removed from what we're talking about.
I mean, damn, I think it'd be hard enough dealing with guys in general, let alone the one that was responsible for raping her. And then to develop feelings for him? I love my ship, but that right there is just not healthy and smacks of worse abuse than the whole student/teacher power imbalance issue. Because I can't respect a character that does something like that- even if compelled to by the circumstances- and then enters into a relationship with the girl. No frakking way I can consider that romance.
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Date: 2009-09-03 12:02 am (UTC)My first reaction is 'oh, good, so it's not just my ship! Yay, we're not deviant!'
Secondly, 'W. T. F.'
What a bizarre and disturbing trend to have from a series that is geared towards kids. Yikes.
I get why you'd use plotlines involving rape the way you do in your fics and on an objective note [even if I'd never read them because it's just sooo not my taste in angst] I think that's the best way to use that kind of plot device. But to throw it in there as a means of hooking up a couple? SERIOUSLY? Nuh-uh.
I don't have any first-hand experience but I think it's a way serious issue and I'd never use it in a fic of mine. Which I suppose is a double standard since I have no problem with whump, but...not quite the same thing there. I have no idea how people deal with such a thing in RL but I know it's nothing like the fairyland of fic where the HEALING POWER OF SEX erases all signs of trauma and restores them to happy stability and peace of mind once more. That just- GAH. *stomps on fics a few times*
I mean, from a realtistic point of view, even if a girl that age is raped by a third party and a male teacher is there to comfort her and help her heal, that's not likely to become a healthy relationship because the girl's so traumatized. At best, she decides the male teacher, too, wants something and shuts out his attempts to help...
ITA. Interesting take there- 'coz indeed, in that situation, it'd still be far-fetched for a real relationship to develop, and that's so far removed from what we're talking about.
I mean, damn, I think it'd be hard enough dealing with guys in general, let alone the one that was responsible for raping her. And then to develop feelings for him? I love my ship, but that right there is just not healthy and smacks of worse abuse than the whole student/teacher power imbalance issue. Because I can't respect a character that does something like that- even if compelled to by the circumstances- and then enters into a relationship with the girl. No frakking way I can consider that romance.