[ SECRET POST #3453 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3453 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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03. [SPOILERS for SnK]



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04. [SPOILERS for Shadowhunters]



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05. [SPOILERS for Attack On Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin]



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06. [WARNING for RL family death]



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07. [WARNING for abuse]



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08. [WARNING for RL underage sex]

[Lori Maddox, Sable Starr]


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09. [WARNING for child sexual abuse]



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10. [WARNING for incest]

[Wynonna Earp]



















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #493.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Is "Male power fantasy" actually harmful

[herpymcderp]

I'd say not inherently. It becomes a problem when it becomes the default, though.

I mean... most writing has some kind of fantasy fulfillment. Whether it's a power fantasy, a sexual fantasy, a romance fantasy or something else totally depends on the genre. That doesn't mean it's limited to being a fulfillment of a fantasy and nothing else, but generally the function of fiction is to play out a concept that is interesting to both reader and author.

The problem arises when you look at a genre and there's nothing but power fantasy after power fantasy with nothing else that actually challenges a reader. That's when you sort of get an expectation that nothing bad can happen and the good guys always win and the good guys are always big brawny MANLY MEN... it's damaging to one's perception of their own masculinity as much as it is somewhat of an othering of men in general.

tl;dr It can be, but doesn't have to be.