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minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear8·2 years agono it's not but it's more realistic to the sort of idea a child would have and also that's a fucked up thing to just have happen as a minor plot point. link
minus-squareHiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]hexbear18·edit-22 years agoTrue, but my whole point hinges on two facts: The Text literally agrees with you. Horror is a genre where fucked up things happen Also, they prove Pennywise isn't invincible, and it's referenced extensively throughout the rest of the novel. Hardly "a minor plot point." link
minus-squareHiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]hexbear9·2 years agoThe only things humans really enjoy in life are seratonin, dopamine, and oxytocin. link
minus-squareHiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]hexbear9·edit-22 years agoAnd where did I say it was necessary? Also you just said you were critiquing horror as a genre? Is this a common trope? link
minus-squareCanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]hexbear7·edit-22 years agoI think traumatize is a bit of a strong term to use here. I don't think it is mental self harm at all. The subject matter could traumatize so that's why we need CWs. But that applies for a lot of stuff outside of horror content as well who knows why people like the spooky? link
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no it's not but it's more realistic to the sort of idea a child would have and also that's a fucked up thing to just have happen as a minor plot point.
True, but my whole point hinges on two facts:
The Text literally agrees with you.
Horror is a genre where fucked up things happen
Also, they prove Pennywise isn't invincible, and it's referenced extensively throughout the rest of the novel. Hardly "a minor plot point."
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The only things humans really enjoy in life are seratonin, dopamine, and oxytocin.
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And where did I say it was necessary?
Also you just said you were critiquing horror as a genre? Is this a common trope?
I think traumatize is a bit of a strong term to use here. I don't think it is mental self harm at all.
The subject matter could traumatize so that's why we need CWs. But that applies for a lot of stuff outside of horror content as well
who knows why people like the spooky?
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