Even where this is true, it’s not enough to make something OK. In case it’s not yet clear, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with enjoying stories of morally wrong acts, but I do think that there’s a problem with pandering to the fantasy that such acts are not morally wrong after all, because that can contribute to some people convincing themselves of some extremely damaging falsehoods. This argument is a straw man. Series like Breaking Bad and Rick and Morty follow morally bankrupt characters and glory in their success. But I don’t think incest, in and of itself, is wrong. *(I’m generalising here about the type of content I consume. If an incestuous relationship involves pederasty then it’s wrong because pederasty is wrong. No-one thinks Picasso’s Guernica is evil, even though the event it depicts is one of the most infamous in human history. The short version is that this is why consent is such a useful frame. The short version is that this is why consent is such a useful frame. Rape is always wrong,
