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rep_resentBelow is the most recent high-concept draft of my upcoming writing project, a non-fiction work interrogating a lot of complex intellectual topics related to Fictional Minors in Illustrated Pornography.
Content Warnings:
- Discussion of Childhood Sexual Assault
- Discussion of Pornography
- Discussion of Real-World Criminal Statistics
- A small blue cartoon dog from popular media with a big Intellectual Property Company behind it
In 2017 I made the observation about the furry fandom's uncanny double-standard about the Pokemon Riolu and whether or not it is cool to depict in pornography (here-to referred as 'kosher'). Riolu and many other characters from popular media often depicted in furry (and other) illustrated pornography have a base media design which makes them look child-like. Thusly, the question of appropriateness and legal status presents itself to observers such as me, and since I've collected a series of observations, some literature, and a lot of thoughts and case studies about this paradox of the Pokemon Riolu. Riolu isn't the only example of popular media characters who probably/definitely are under-aged in their source media being directly illustrated in fictional pornography, and case precedent with U.S. Obscenity Law has become international standard in much of the Global West, creating a legal grey zone of the work. If the work is not created in harming a real person, is it not valid to create?
Queer media theory in particular emphasizes the role of depiction of controversial topics as both recreational and intellectual; examining and maybe even finding catharsis in undesired outcomes framed and contextualized within fiction. Beyond this is the issue of childhood sexual abuse, the sexualization of minors, the ramifications of the psychology there-in, and the criminality of the act itself; plus the trauma and health complications survivors carry with them. As a survivor of my own no-good-terrible-bad-time-at-age-8 and an experienced, seasoned former clinician who has worked with survivors and perpetrators in a trauma informed care rehabilitation setting, I've arrived to the conclusion that catharsis in fiction is certainly preferable to the alternative. Examining media in the U.S., it's clear that the Meatspace (the world outside of the internet) is rife with child sexual abuse of many forms which are passed off as normal, sometimes even idealized, and certainly unequally prosecuted. This harsh contrast between the hyper-reality of the internet and its many fictions vs. the horrifying but often invisible reality of actual abuse is often missed by the grander human population.
The Riolu Paradox proposes many things, the least of which being that Style and Intent of illustration are complex animals that require significant analysis to assess when an illustration seems ambiguously Kosher/Non-Kosher. Thought Crime is increasingly becoming a category of prosecution as we document substantial volumes about our internal experiences and have those abstract personal moments turned into product, and among the thought crimes, sex with minors (real or imagined) remains the most thoroughly overly-emphasized criminal act, despite its relative infrequency in the context most people assume it happens. In the U.S., girls between Ages 13 and 17 are sexually assaulted in the home by trusted Adults overwhelmingly. These trusted Adults are often straight, male parents, often sub-urbanized and White, between the ages of 30 and 50. In cases that happen outside of the home, overwhelmingly the data show the assaults happen within church and school. Despite people's assumptions, people who survive Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA) very rarely become perpetrators themselves, and despite people's assumptions, most people who perpetrate CSA rarely do it again. U.S. citizens when asked over-estimate the frequency of recommission of the crime of CSA convicted perpetrators over 10x the actual rate, and more, despite it seeming a prerequisite, most perpetrators are not Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs).
The Riolu Paradox aims to highlight the growing evidence for fictional play (via stories, games, illustration, etc) as substantially non-clinical in its contribution to physical violence, and substantially effective within the clinical evidence as helping modulate, if not outright prevent, the opportunistic and predatory violence inherent to the Human Animal. This multi-discipline writing will incorporate findings from Psychology, Sociology, Neuroscience, Criminology, Government Policy, Court Precedents, Media Reports, and my own personal experiences as a human animal and furry artist. I hope to help professionals across all of these domains combine findings and also offer a conceptual model for further scientific investigation into the causes of CSA, and ideally, our societies and governments will be able to adapt their Judicial systems to account for the distinction between Thought Crime and Actual Crime. This work inherently discusses controversial topics that will make people uncomfortable, and honestly the discomfort is very important to interrogating the findings. Being cozy with the clinical rationale behind why I no longer have any issue with Fictional Minors in Illustrated Pornography is quite the exercise.
For some, the very existence of MAPs as a recognized psychiatric category of person with accepted clinical features is traumatic enough to interrogate, let alone the idea that baseline human doesn't have to be a MAP to engage in CSA if opportunity presents.
Content Warnings:
- Discussion of Childhood Sexual Assault
- Discussion of Pornography
- Discussion of Real-World Criminal Statistics
- A small blue cartoon dog from popular media with a big Intellectual Property Company behind it
In 2017 I made the observation about the furry fandom's uncanny double-standard about the Pokemon Riolu and whether or not it is cool to depict in pornography (here-to referred as 'kosher'). Riolu and many other characters from popular media often depicted in furry (and other) illustrated pornography have a base media design which makes them look child-like. Thusly, the question of appropriateness and legal status presents itself to observers such as me, and since I've collected a series of observations, some literature, and a lot of thoughts and case studies about this paradox of the Pokemon Riolu. Riolu isn't the only example of popular media characters who probably/definitely are under-aged in their source media being directly illustrated in fictional pornography, and case precedent with U.S. Obscenity Law has become international standard in much of the Global West, creating a legal grey zone of the work. If the work is not created in harming a real person, is it not valid to create?
Queer media theory in particular emphasizes the role of depiction of controversial topics as both recreational and intellectual; examining and maybe even finding catharsis in undesired outcomes framed and contextualized within fiction. Beyond this is the issue of childhood sexual abuse, the sexualization of minors, the ramifications of the psychology there-in, and the criminality of the act itself; plus the trauma and health complications survivors carry with them. As a survivor of my own no-good-terrible-bad-time-at-age-8 and an experienced, seasoned former clinician who has worked with survivors and perpetrators in a trauma informed care rehabilitation setting, I've arrived to the conclusion that catharsis in fiction is certainly preferable to the alternative. Examining media in the U.S., it's clear that the Meatspace (the world outside of the internet) is rife with child sexual abuse of many forms which are passed off as normal, sometimes even idealized, and certainly unequally prosecuted. This harsh contrast between the hyper-reality of the internet and its many fictions vs. the horrifying but often invisible reality of actual abuse is often missed by the grander human population.
The Riolu Paradox proposes many things, the least of which being that Style and Intent of illustration are complex animals that require significant analysis to assess when an illustration seems ambiguously Kosher/Non-Kosher. Thought Crime is increasingly becoming a category of prosecution as we document substantial volumes about our internal experiences and have those abstract personal moments turned into product, and among the thought crimes, sex with minors (real or imagined) remains the most thoroughly overly-emphasized criminal act, despite its relative infrequency in the context most people assume it happens. In the U.S., girls between Ages 13 and 17 are sexually assaulted in the home by trusted Adults overwhelmingly. These trusted Adults are often straight, male parents, often sub-urbanized and White, between the ages of 30 and 50. In cases that happen outside of the home, overwhelmingly the data show the assaults happen within church and school. Despite people's assumptions, people who survive Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA) very rarely become perpetrators themselves, and despite people's assumptions, most people who perpetrate CSA rarely do it again. U.S. citizens when asked over-estimate the frequency of recommission of the crime of CSA convicted perpetrators over 10x the actual rate, and more, despite it seeming a prerequisite, most perpetrators are not Minor Attracted Persons (MAPs).
The Riolu Paradox aims to highlight the growing evidence for fictional play (via stories, games, illustration, etc) as substantially non-clinical in its contribution to physical violence, and substantially effective within the clinical evidence as helping modulate, if not outright prevent, the opportunistic and predatory violence inherent to the Human Animal. This multi-discipline writing will incorporate findings from Psychology, Sociology, Neuroscience, Criminology, Government Policy, Court Precedents, Media Reports, and my own personal experiences as a human animal and furry artist. I hope to help professionals across all of these domains combine findings and also offer a conceptual model for further scientific investigation into the causes of CSA, and ideally, our societies and governments will be able to adapt their Judicial systems to account for the distinction between Thought Crime and Actual Crime. This work inherently discusses controversial topics that will make people uncomfortable, and honestly the discomfort is very important to interrogating the findings. Being cozy with the clinical rationale behind why I no longer have any issue with Fictional Minors in Illustrated Pornography is quite the exercise.
For some, the very existence of MAPs as a recognized psychiatric category of person with accepted clinical features is traumatic enough to interrogate, let alone the idea that baseline human doesn't have to be a MAP to engage in CSA if opportunity presents.
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