Someone wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets 2021-01-31 03:56 am (UTC)

Thank you. I am very aware of the real-world metaphors that can be made and may be intended by the writing of magical violations that can't literally happen for real. The distinction between magical and literal violations in fiction are important to me -and I would assume I'm not the only one- because I literally react differently to them. Actual rape in fiction distresses me while magical rape does not, and I can't help this, it's a physical reaction so I'm sorry my body is so ~childishly literal~ that it panics when someone is being raped on the screen but doesn't when someone is getting their blood sucked by a vampire.

That's why, at the very least, I would like people to always use literal language when they describe something that happened on a show. "Willow roofied Tara" may mean the exact same thing to you as "Willow put a spell on Tara to make her forget they were arguing and then had sex with her" but it makes all the difference as to how I choose to view it and how well I'd be able to assess whether I can handle watching a show where this happens. At the very least, have some consideration for other people's triggers. (Not you, AYRT; the people you're replying to.)

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