This whole House was abused thing also makes for AWFUL portrayals of John House. So many people have written him as this monster. Like a caricature villain. Er, no. Wilson is copping the same grossly exaggerated portrayal for the purpose of... I don't even know what.
Basically, what it comes down to is that many people don't understand abuse, and they are effectively abusing abuse in their stories as a means of justifying the situations they put the characters in. Same with rape. So many people do not understand rape and what it is and how it manifests. And thus write fics to the effect of rape being circumstantial and therefore inconsequential to either the perpetrator or the victim. Most if not almost all rape fics are plot-driven to bring two characters together romantically. Which is, you know, really disturbing. I hate the way fandom completely dismisses and waters down the actual seriousness and trauma of abuse and rape.
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Date: 2009-04-06 05:29 pm (UTC)Basically, what it comes down to is that many people don't understand abuse, and they are effectively abusing abuse in their stories as a means of justifying the situations they put the characters in. Same with rape. So many people do not understand rape and what it is and how it manifests. And thus write fics to the effect of rape being circumstantial and therefore inconsequential to either the perpetrator or the victim. Most if not almost all rape fics are plot-driven to bring two characters together romantically. Which is, you know, really disturbing. I hate the way fandom completely dismisses and waters down the actual seriousness and trauma of abuse and rape.