โ—† It’s a fantasy, not a reality.

When people– and especially young women– are attracted to “abusive” and “controlling” and “violent” male characters in fiction– The fantasy is not about being abused, or controlled. The fantasy is about a partner who is devoted to you, who takes care of you, who will defend you, to a larger than life degree. And because…

โ—† The Literary Value of Smut

Let’s talk about how to think about the artistic merit inherent in smut and pornography. Smut and porn have the same amount of artistic merit and worthiness as every other kind of fiction, and can be interrogated in the same way. What emotions or mood does the creator try to evoke? Does the creator focus…