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shorthaltsjester · 6 months ago

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i say this with all the kindness i can muster. the way some of y’all take with complete earnestness the statements made by characters who have been proven to be unsavoury/villainous/evil/(insert other suitable adjectives here) to be word-of-god factual is deeply concerning actually. like fiction is fiction and this is far from being an accusation about the morality of those who are curious about/compelled by the motivations of immoral characters. this is a deep concern i have for people who exist in a time where media of all kinds, fiction and nonfiction, is used to embed values in its audience. a concern i have for existing among people who don’t even question the truth/accuracy of statements made by the textual villains of stories before accepting them.

#this is a me issue that spans far beyond the reaches of any given fandom #tonight it is unfortunately the cr fandom taking notable cross campaign Liar delilah briarwood who is a power hungry mage #to be telling the truth when she says the new sword is horrible and evil and must be destroyed (thru consumption obviously)#as absolute fact #anyway . your morals aren’t determined by the fictional characters you like #BUT. your critical thinking skills Are determined by how you use context clues to make judgements about claims made in media #and if you can’t pass a basic test in fiction #that Does actually raise some flags of caution and worry for a time in which pretty much all news and communications tech #needs some degree of education — experiential or otherwise — to accurately judge as expressing good faith accounts #anyway.#critical thinking #fiction

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