I'm reminded of puriteens claiming writing a character in a book having bad things happen to them was the same as doing those things to a real person.

People are wild.

April 09, 2026 - 10:37 UTC

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Not even the things you're thinking either. It was stuff like writing a character having depression.
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I mean, I've definitely read stories where what happens to the protagonist I would classify under the heading of "abusive author", but somehow i don't think thats what they meant.
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"giving your villain evil thoughts and desires means the author has those thoughts and desires too!" type nonsense
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