tw: romanticization of incest, csa in gaming
isn’t it crazy how i can tell by an art style at this point that a creator is unironically into weird abusive sex shit? ugh when i saw the first chapter of this “rawr edgy XD” ass rpg visual novel game the relationship between the two main characters was already off bc duh it’s a horror game so a sociopathic narcissistic codependent bond between murderous siblings is a bit expected but then the behavior toed the line on inappropriate inc*stous underpinnings is when i started feeling sick. it was vague enough to raise some hairs but not set off major alarms until this month after Chapter 2 of the game released 😨.
there is something so chronically online about this subset of horror that comes from the minds of those uncritically engage with sex via p*rnhub, hentai, & like, awful harem anime. like a generation of kids who grew up with the internet became adults and then had gen z progeny with artistic inclinations. i find it ironic that in a modern age where normal like nonexploitative, nonabusive intimacy is so hard to come by that the current norm is to reactively romanticize abuse as kink, that the general public has fallen down the rabbit hole of sexualizing their familial relationships. instead of like, going out and meeting new unrelated ppl to create healthy sexual bonds with.
but anyway my concern is triggered bc ive only heard of this game and watched a playthru of the first installment bc of big gaming streamers like Manly, who im pretty sure has a legion of young viewers, uncritically consuming this content & not at the very least be given caveats on the behavior exhibited content therein. bc a lot of kids wont know how to process some of those themes shown, hell even most legal adults clearly dont & shit like this runs the risk of having those that are underage romanticize the abuse they may be CURRENTLY going through at the hands of family members.
(clear fan service for the “choke me daddy is my personality” demographic)
The game isn’t even good, especially narrative-wise m. & other than the artstyle being cohesive and ticking everybody’s doomer e-girl/e-boy box, the narrative is really all it has and even that’s trash. this doesn’t qualify as horror, it’s more so doomer nihilist Ao3 dead dove fic. Cruel Intentions (movie) for the weeb crowd & this time, banging you with a mallet over the head with incest shipping. 😐 fandom is way too generous in giving more complex thought & characterization to poor storytelling, as always.
the reasons the main characters are so “justifiably” unhinged bc of their shitty psycho parents is just… so over done and cheap when it comes to these types of edgelord games clearly meant to tittilate/cause shipping wars to generate/maintain popularity bc the narrative certainly isn’t enough to do that, and the creators know it. these are self insert “im not like other ppl” tropes, not characters.
as someone who enjoys and consumes a lot of dark, horror centric media, it frustrates me that games & stories like this are everywhere nowadays & popularized, even in literary romance fiction. Like… The Never King 😭 cmon, objectively awful writing that hinges itself on sex/sexuality but can’t even execute it in an engaging erotic manner is so popular rn. we are starved for true sexiness as a culture and that’s so paradoxical!
seeing this reddit post sealed the deal on the bad vibes the community and fans this game is garnering gave me🚨:
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I was jonesin' for some traditional animation (as one does) so I slapped on The Lion King (1994) to rewatch while I draw today. I have not rewatched the whole thing in decades, which is ridiculous because I was bonkers for that movie when I was a kid. And you know, I think if I was a grown-up artist my age now when it came out in theaters, and I went to see it, and saw that opening Circle Of Life sequence on that giant screen without knowing at all what to expect beforehand, I think I would have straight up passed out. I would have been losing my mind. The way these motherfuckers painted the LIGHT in the backgrounds! The beautifully saturated colors! The way the animals all move! The song! I've paused the movie so I can go back to the beginning and watch that shit again. What the fuck. They did that!!!!
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I was painting and the religious-fanatic teacher came to me and started asking questions about my work. I answered them and I was ready to go on with my day and she goes "we used to talk more when you were well..."
And I stopped dead in my tracks and looked at her like "wtf" because lady you are under 2 wrong assumptions here:
I would let YOU of all people be aware of my mental state or personal life or anything that concerns ME at all.
That we had some kind of amicable relationship to begin with? No, I don't know how you got the wrong impression since I just ever talked to you after I disagreed with your views, criticized you and almost fought with you because you said something both incredibly stupid and triggering... just because I've kept things civil doesn't mean I don't consider you anything other than a pretentious asshole.
The audacity of this woman, to think she can come to me and act all motherly and attentive while trying to get her nose in my personal life while bringing up a past bond which never fricking existed????? What like do you miss our disagreements???
And I just told her, "But... I'm good tho" which is not 100% true, but that's none of her business anyway
And she goes "yeah but you were even better"
BITCH????? No I wasn't? I'm not doing super now but I've vastly improved since last year so idk are you tripping or something???? And then she says something else about my work and keeps talking to me and I'm being civil and cordial because I'm not a rude asshole even if he doesn't even deserve this courtesy for the way she treats us.
Idk what's wrong with her, like she thinks I'm some kind of "problematic kidTM" for the way I look who needs salvation?? Which is not true, I don't need you as a mother. I already have a loving family and friends. Thank you and get the hell away from me????
And even if I were looking for someone's help for anything, I would NEVER in a hundred thousand years go to her for it. Not even for a broken nail lol.
She would probably tell me to go to church and confess or some shit. She already told me to call a confessor for my grandma because she had a little accident when she heard me talking about it with someone else... fkn hell.
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