This is specifically towards fantasy and fiction books
There is a ridiculous number of underage relationships and romantic plots that take place in fantasy books with characters who are under age.
Now the most common thing I hear over and over is that “this is how it was done in the past”, “young relationships have been a thing forever”, “it’s just being historically accurate.”
This has to be the most embarrassing and self identifying copes in fantasy. “Historically accurate” is a bullshit claim when you’re telling a story about magic and dragons.
If you can make up dragons, why is it so hard to make up a world without blatant pedophilia or just sexualization of children?
I’d really love to see anyone rationalize that claim
by iknownothin_