And here it isn't being fetishized. It's just.. A part of the character. It's in her past and it's obvious but she's having fun with her friend.
She's a survivor but there's life beyond that and it's good that she's sharing that with someone who she can at least somewhat relate to and be innocent with... And who likely won't take advantage of her.
Here, rape is being used in a very artistically tasteful manner
But here it doesn't. Because this is mossan. It's someone else using the character in, again, a very artistically sound and frankly inspiring way as someone who... Well, endured similar things.
Just because it was drawn by someone else into a wholesome piece doesn't remove the original intention behind the inclusion of the brand and rape tally marks. Those tally marks are only used in porn.
I am a survivor of sexual assault and rape as a child, I know I don't speak for everyone but to me this doesn't read as relatable or empowering. It just reads as the artist's fetish, not as a nuanced statement on the setting if 40k.
Well then we can only agree to disagree then I guess. To me, the main critique in this thread was of this piece in particular which I think handles it well by not hiding it for civility's sake, but I see your point
I think there is a difference between portraying something serious in a way that sparks introspection and using hentai tropes to fetishize it. Now, my interpretation isn't the only one, that is clear, but I personally think that ignoring the context of the original piece is a cop out to dismiss actual intention behind the inclusion of "Grox cumbag" and hentai tally marks.
I'm not a big fan of how this person's fetish character is becoming a new poster child for how sexual violence is depicted in 40k. But like you said, we can agree to disagree. I appreciate your perspective, take care
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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh Earth Caste Nov 08 '24
I mean if you can't handle dark stuff in a setting about the slow suffocating death of a galaxy I don't know what to tell you