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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
2014-12-19 15:44:04

I think that all the Real Life fluff needs to go from that description. It doesn't help with storytelling and it touches on one or more very controversial and not-agreed-upon subjects.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
DracMonster Since: Jan, 2001
2014-12-19 16:05:09

I agree, chainsaw it. That sort of stuff is for Useful Notes.

RevolutionStone Since: Nov, 2012
2014-12-19 21:35:12

I agree - cut it. That said, I think it does need a SHORT note that the trope is not true in real life and that real victims can respond in varying ways (and that responding in those ways does not make them more or less a victim or ever to blame). Perhaps redirecting toward a Useful Notes, though a Useful Notes on rape and sexual assault would probably be a very bad idea. Maybe a link to RAINN would be much better.

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
2014-12-20 04:01:53

I think that such an Useful Notes page could be good for troping purposes but it will almost certainly need a lock.

As for Rape Leads to Insanity, is there any material beyond the first two sentences that should be kept in the description?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Lyner Since: Sep, 2014
2014-12-20 17:12:18

I'd say some should be said in the main, including a mention of how complex this is, with no assumption of the likely level of psychological affect being entirely accurate or appropriate: it's wrong and far from helpful to assume that a person should go "crazy", or that they should stay completely in control.

Another thing that could be mentioned is some of the most common psychological issues associated with rape in real life and/or fiction, such as a broad range of phobias, depression, changes in sexual and other behavior, self-destructive behaviors and suicide.

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