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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295351: Jul 27th 2014 at 6:25:12 PM

hey

hey duff

duff hey

you know what is a game you should play

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#295352: Jul 27th 2014 at 6:28:05 PM

walter white vs the invisible man

MacDuffy from Enies Lobby Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295354: Jul 27th 2014 at 6:28:46 PM

hearthstone

it's rad

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
MobileLeprechaun (: from Grayrock, TX Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
(:
#295356: Jul 27th 2014 at 6:54:09 PM

Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

Okay questeeon time since this was my maiden voyage into this genre: How did I do on the Arael mindrape?

make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#295357: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:02:59 PM

veddy gud

also guess who made duff ragequit twice

ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#295358: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:04:19 PM

Your fat girl

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#295359: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:06:21 PM

Hey this is kinda important.

Now that I am done being distracted by BABIES I have something to say. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't think a refresher could hurt.

Specifically, the whole mental illness thing as it is portrayed in writing.

To better represent my concerns, I'm gonna use an analogy I think will be a bit easier for people to understand.

We have a "no rape" rule in order to put a damper on unwanted, godmodded-in ships/sex scenes after a Particular Incident. But since then, we've by and large been afraid to touch such a sensitive issue, and for good reason. I mean, it's rape. You don't fuck around with something like that. You either go big, or go home.

Unfortunately, not all people do bother to "go big, or go home", and as a result, rape is used in one of two ways:

  • as a punchline for juvenile dipshits when just saying "penis" won't cut it
  • something "spicy" to throw into your character's backstory/arc for added drama.

Nobody really takes the first one seriously because it's mostly just done by thirteen year-olds, but the second is still unfortunately very prevalent. It isn't seen as an issue, it's seen as a cheap plot device; a Get Out of Jail Free card of writing conflict. This is not the way to handle something like this. Not rape, not suicide, not mental illness. These issues also seem to have similar problems being represented properly in writing as rape does.

I'm not saying anyone here would stoop so far as to trivialise rape like this. But having seen a veritable flood of LOL IM SUCH A SADIST jokes lately, and the saturation of two or three character arcs spread across multiple characters, I'm starting to get a little concerned. Maybe it's wrong for me to jump to conclusions like this, but I think it should be said, even if nobody is doing this, or even if you're doing it unconsciously and didn't mean to offend.

Psychological issues are not something you just throw in without considering the ramifications of what you're about to write. You don't do it because you want something to happen the same way we have Shitty Animu Day, and you don't do it just because everyone else is. Imagine if one of us had a character get raped, and then everyone else just decided to do it to because that's the "new thing" and you're in the "rape club" or whatever?

That's all I have to say. Please consider this.

edited 27th Jul '14 7:07:03 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295360: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:08:50 PM

message received and also understood

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#295361: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:11:07 PM

Understood.

(Also shhh I'm still on hiatus.)

thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295362: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:11:39 PM

THERE HE IS

GET THE NET

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#295363: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:11:55 PM

Out of curiosity, have I done anything with the mental illness thing that could be considered questionable?

GODDAMMIT RAMUF GIT OVER EAR.

edited 27th Jul '14 7:12:09 PM by Boxen

dead devotion
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#295364: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:13:59 PM

As for your writing, it's generally okay, though I think the narrative prompt could stand to ease up a little bit. I'm more worried about some of the jokes people have been making lately. Yeah, we all make them, but these days it seems like there are entire pages composed of naught but TEEHEE BRAINFUCK.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#295365: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:15:09 PM

i have a feeling that i have something to do with this, and so i will do better to look out for this

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#295366: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:16:31 PM

Got it.

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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#295368: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:23:46 PM

good thing i have nothing to worry aboot

(says as he's the person who probably brought this on)

cause bitch im fabulous

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#295369: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:24:45 PM

THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, THOUGH

(Box don't look, there are spoilers.)

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295370: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:25:29 PM

oh

oh my god

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#295371: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:25:31 PM

i shall shield mine eyes

dead devotion
ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#295373: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:39:55 PM

land slides

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#295374: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:44:49 PM

music

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ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#295375: Jul 27th 2014 at 7:46:30 PM

how do I find these things

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.

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