I kind of agree. I mean, I don’t think I’ll think winchess is normal after I read Sultry Summer for the thirtieth time, but it definitely means I’ll have less of a reaction to similar content in other works. Even then, my standards for acceptability in fiction are completely divorced from my standards for real life.
Yes media reflects the world, and it makes people feel things, but it does not override our overall decency or perception.
I kind of agree. I mean, I don’t think I’ll think winchess is normal after I read Sultry Summer for the thirtieth time, but it definitely means I’ll have less of a reaction to similar content in other works. Even then, my standards for acceptability in fiction are completely divorced from my standards for real life.
Yes media reflects the world, and it makes people feel things, but it does not override our overall decency or perception.