Tag: Theme: Ethics & Morality
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The Lighthouse Keeper’s Selkie
Fantasy/Romance short. A selkie becomes fascinated with a cold man living alone. 4.1k, M/M, rated M. Note warnings for non-graphic violence and butchery, themes of captivity, and cannibalism. Dún has been watching the man in the white tower since he arrived. The white tower has been there at the end of the peninsula for some…
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The Real Harm in “Harmful Content”
Exploring the true harm in “harmful content” and “problematic” media. Originally published in An Injustice! We live, unfortunately, in a world increasingly defined by people’s lack of media literacy. It isn’t as simple as people not reading, because people do — as schools and universities increasingly cut or allocate resources away from English literature, history, and other…
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Addressing Common Arguments Against “Consuming Harmful Content”
Challenging purity culture in online spaces and their fears of “problematic media”. Constant and continuous arguments endure on social media about the dreaded and frightening spectre of problematic media — from television shows that supposedly “glorify” unhealthy relationships or “sexualise” and “excuse” abusive relationships; to erotica, adult books, and 18+ fanfiction that supposedly teach teenagers bad life…