(11-07-2014, 06:14 AM)Saefinn Wrote:Quote:Finally, and this is a sort of a broader topic but it's related and endlessly amusing for me, the vast majority of RPers are usually fine with participating in the following types of RP (especially when their character is the target, who doesn't love playing a victim now and then?):
Torture.
Kidnapping.
Murder.
Mutilation.
Theft.
Rape (so so very common in back-story).
Violent conflict resolution.
But violate some arbitrary number and idea about age of consent? Suddenly you are crossing the line. I'm not saying go out and have a fun time ERPing with underage characters, I'm just saying it's silly to draw the line here after everything else the average RPer is ok with. Are there people out there that are only doing this sort of thing to get their rocks off? Of course, and you'd rightfully avoid them. But are there people who are using this to tell a compelling story? Probably not very often, but it's possible. I don't consider anything off limits in my writing, and as my roleplaying is largely an extension of that I don't consider anything in roleplay off limits.
Within storytelling, or entertainment in general, people tend to be drawn towards the darker things in life. Even if you wind back to the times of shakespeare, everything revolved around betrayal, lust, and the likes. For more common-day examples, just take a look at what type of shows are trending. Hannibal, Dexter. Movies that fall under the 'revenge flick' category such as 'Law abiding Citizen' or the recent 'John Wick', All revolve around Characters doing what we normally do not, and we find ourselves compelled by these stories.
However,
What all of these stay clear from, is sexual tension / attraction to minors, Unless it's depicted as what it is. A gruesome, disgusting and stomach churning event. And that is in 'writing' alone, without the 'dynamic' component of Roleplaying.
Roleplaying as such will always be a dynamic thing. It involves interaction, not just mere writing/storytelling. You actively work with others by doing a sort of give/take feedback circle, to weave the story. Now, the moment you RP material with a minor that is sexually loaded, all you need to do is strip away the tag of 'RP' and what you're essentially doing is texting eachother sexually arousing material. Any Lawyer can have a field day with that, rightfully so.
Now, if both are of age and doing a plot involving minors, that 'is' up to them, but you still may find yourself in that 'child-pornography' nieche, because you're pushing boundaries hard there. Can you be prosecuted for it? Probably not. However, in my personal opinion it 'is' disgusting, and if you try to brush it off with 'It's RP so everything goes' you clearly do not understand the social dynamic behind roleplay and the inevitable link between player and character.
I may be alone in this, but when it comes to roleplaying I consider children off-limits. Simply because roleplaying is 'not' just this harmless form of storytelling, as it is far too dynamic for that. I go by the general rule of thumb 'you can do anything, aslong adults are involved/adult characters are involved.', Child characters however are entirely out of question.
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