So, Elliot Rodger shot a bunch of people because he felt that the world owed him a girlfriend, and women NOT doing what he wanted was not how the world should be.
In reaction, a lot of guys said stuff like, "see, ladies? You'd better let any guy who wants to fuck you, or you could be next".
The idea that women should be naturally subservient to men is not a harmless fantasy, but an idea really held by many people, and it's toxic shlock that kills people.
And even IF the author "knows" their fantasy is just that, there will be people who don't, and read the story, and feel their worldview strengthened.
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Date: 2015-10-22 06:04 pm (UTC)So, Elliot Rodger shot a bunch of people because he felt that the world owed him a girlfriend, and women NOT doing what he wanted was not how the world should be.
In reaction, a lot of guys said stuff like, "see, ladies? You'd better let any guy who wants to fuck you, or you could be next".
The idea that women should be naturally subservient to men is not a harmless fantasy, but an idea really held by many people, and it's toxic shlock that kills people.
And even IF the author "knows" their fantasy is just that, there will be people who don't, and read the story, and feel their worldview strengthened.