Just a flyby from me about the fanfic discussions.. yeah you know i'd put my twopence in here somewhere. 
How I see it is, I agree with what everyone says about fics being labelled to make an informed decision. Particularly on sensitive areas relating to whump, death, rape.
I think for me i'm a sicko. I love when Sheppy gets whumped, whatever way it comes. 
But i'd find it difficult to read/watch if Shep got raped. Torture and Rape are essentially exactly the same thing. Both are used to illicit fear, pain and a sense of compliance. The two are no different from each other in my eyes. Both methods of torture are very personal, because the perpetrator of those acts, their ultimate goal is to gain control of the victim as both Prion and Ruffles has said. Why I love one thing and not the other? I have no idea to be honest. I do love it when someone gets personal with Sheppy. 
Be it Michael, or Kolya, and yes a lot of it is to see how he copes with the situation, and will it change him, will he gain comfort from his friends. And yes, I would hope to see in a rape fic, some comfort. I think it's necessary. But I have no idea why I like one thing (Torture) happening to Shep and not rape. I really don't.
Rape fantasies out there do exist where a person enjoys the fantasy of being raped as part of the whole BDSM thing. Do I agree with it? Nope, but its again down to the individual. Everyone has fantasies, people will not always like the same thing, but who are we to judge? We called the weirdo's of the fandom. People don't get it (rape fics for pleasure), so for me, although I/we may not get it, the writer of those fics does, and they shouldn't be ashamed/dismissed or labeled with unkind names, likewise the people who enjoy reading that stuff. It's just another creative outlet form some people, but yes, they should label it appropriately, just as we would whump. 
Ok the twopence went on a bit.
Anyway........
*huggles to Nina*
How I see it is, I agree with what everyone says about fics being labelled to make an informed decision. Particularly on sensitive areas relating to whump, death, rape.
I think for me i'm a sicko.
I love when Sheppy gets whumped, whatever way it comes. But i'd find it difficult to read/watch if Shep got raped. Torture and Rape are essentially exactly the same thing. Both are used to illicit fear, pain and a sense of compliance. The two are no different from each other in my eyes. Both methods of torture are very personal, because the perpetrator of those acts, their ultimate goal is to gain control of the victim as both Prion and Ruffles has said. Why I love one thing and not the other? I have no idea to be honest. I do love it when someone gets personal with Sheppy. Be it Michael, or Kolya, and yes a lot of it is to see how he copes with the situation, and will it change him, will he gain comfort from his friends. And yes, I would hope to see in a rape fic, some comfort. I think it's necessary. But I have no idea why I like one thing (Torture) happening to Shep and not rape. I really don't. Rape fantasies out there do exist where a person enjoys the fantasy of being raped as part of the whole BDSM thing. Do I agree with it? Nope, but its again down to the individual. Everyone has fantasies, people will not always like the same thing, but who are we to judge? We called the weirdo's of the fandom.
People don't get it (rape fics for pleasure), so for me, although I/we may not get it, the writer of those fics does, and they shouldn't be ashamed/dismissed or labeled with unkind names, likewise the people who enjoy reading that stuff. It's just another creative outlet form some people, but yes, they should label it appropriately, just as we would whump. Ok the twopence went on a bit.
Anyway........
*huggles to Nina*
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