Hey, TBC readers.
There is one topic that keeps spinning in my head.
For some time now part of my creative juices run around Succubus and Incubus in stories. I mean I already published two stories about them. ("Natural Affection" and "Strange Attraction")
However, something always bothered me about it. Both, Incubus and Succubus, lure people into sex with extraordinary abilities. Be that pheromones or straight out magic. Now here is the thing. For me, logic-wise that equals to sexual assault, right?
I mean it suppresses one's right to choose to have sex or not. It is overridden by an intense need to have sex. Rational thinking is shut off. Just like if someone is roofied.
You can hardly argue that a victim is willing or being able to give consent. Even if a Succubus zooms in on a total playboy who would probably sleep with her anyway. If she uses any means to override his choice in the matter it should count as sexual assault.
Now if the topic is so cut and dry, why write a blog post about it? Well, for one I think not every author who uses Incubus and Succubus flag their stories accordingly.
On the other hand, I am currently writing a rather somber story, that deals with this topic. In it, the main protagonist is forced to do succubus type seduction under influence of a similar type of influence (extreme arousal to get him to magically seduce people he normally wouldn't want to have sex with). I do not describe the sex scenes in detail. Because I see them, for the same reasons, as rape.
But that leaves me with a certain dilemma. How do I properly flag a story that is about the moral ramifications about sexual assault with magical means without people turning away in disgust from the story because they think it will favorably highlight rape in the story.
I mean I haven't noticed it yet on TBC, but on FM a lot of forced feminization stories go into sexual assault territory without flagging it. As if it is kind of expected by the tags of forced feminization.
I would like to hear your thoughts on the topic. I will be thankful for every opinion on this topic. If you don't want to comment publically I hope you will send me a PM on this topic.
Thanks for reading.
Hugs,
Cassy
Comments
Other Keywords Category?
Maybe just "No ... Sex Scenes" in the Other Keywords, with the word in the ellipses being Explicit or Detailed or something that describes your intentions better than that?
Eric
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The fact that you're concerned is indication that you will do the right thing.
The other day I heard it argued that all forms of "seduction" are merely an intro to ultimate sexual assault because they are all meant to unfairly cloud the mind of the "seduced."
Box of candy --- intro to sexual assault.
Dining and dancing --- intro to sexual assault.
Valentine's Day --- intro to sexual assault.
That is a bleak perspective AND WRONG.
Take a few moments and read my story (Pheromones) about a person who is bitten by garter snakes https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/29023/pheromones
I think it is perfectly fine for a garter snake to secret both female and male pheromones.
There's a very fine line between manipulation and motivation. Manipulating a person to have sex with you through unfair means is rape. Motivating a person to have sex with you is how we keep the human race going.
I tend to be quite liberal. Yet -- I think the #metoo campaign can easily careen out of control.
A rape cost me $millions -- someone raped one of my employees to convince her not to give me information I needed at an important crossroads.
Rape is about control. Rape is not about sex. To me the lines in the sand are different for rape whether the end desire is sex or control. Everyone should be able to say "no" at any time.
Looking forward to your story. I've very much enjoyed your approach.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)