Pyrrho posted:
Can I appeal a tag suggestion? Is this the wrong place?
Yes, absolutely. No, this isn't the wrong place. Here or any of the usual places I try to be available are all fine. As just a thought, it's much better to have a discussion when necessary, rather than use the one-way tag suggestion function to repeatedly make the same suggestion(s).
Like, what is the rape
tag in a drama when most characters forgive it? Or constantly give justifications? The scene using drugs for revenge was triggering, similar to what I prevented from happening to a date-rape-drugged friend. Maybe my tag suggestion was too technical and looked rambling. Maybe what would be tagged drugs
and rape
in another story was too subtle an increase in problems for this one to get the tag...
We have had ongoing discussions about adding an extra tag for situations clearly appearing to the audience as rape or at least dubious consent that are not taken seriously by the narrative. There's a particular remark in the chapter that demonstrates how flippantly the characters understand the events - "If you were doing something this funny, you should've at least called me... <3."
(Upon reviewing chapter 8, it is surely Rape
, and Blackmail
. I'm not sure the Drugs
or Drunk
tags add much value, as these are discussed and implied, but never depicted. In my mind they do not add any necessary context beyond that already provided by the two now-present tags.)
There is a related conversation to be had with this particular series that you touched on. Throughout, there are suspect individuals engaging in suspect acts. To some extent, the messiness is the point. Certainly some nuance exists in how best to consider - and tag - stories about imperfect characters who are often quite horrible. In this instance, I'm not sure I find the distinction terribly relevant.
I'll review the rest of the series in the coming days and see if there are further adjustments that need to be made. It is possible the now-present tags for chapter 8 will change if the accompanying series tags change as well. No need to respond further, but it's fine if you wish to. Thanks.
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