So long as you’re equal about the logic behind declaring certain things not “age appropriate”.

If it’s not okay for a kid to read a book where two men are married cause “They have sex” even when it’s never so much as implied? Then it’s not okay for them to read a book where it’s much more blatant that a heterosexual couple had sex.

Ayn Rand as well.

Someone clearly really REALLY hurt her to think that crap was anything decent…

GRRM.

Dude’s probably dropped off the grid not so he could get better focus on Winds of Winter, but so he could do so without the constant hatemail and death threats. probably hires people to take his mail for him (from P.O. boxes that change multiple times per year) out of genuine concern that he might one day find someone sent bombs to him. These people who he’s hired have probably already received multiple glitter bombs or envelopes filled with pancake mix.

…This is actually more realistic than you think…

We call this “Copaganda”.

Just write a Game of Thrones inspired fantasy if you wanna do that.

But many aren’t. This expectation has and still is causing damage. It isn’t enough to simply have an interest in something, it needs to be something exploitable. And you have to outperform everyone else who is into that.

When things go wrong in a monarchy, it’s because the wrong person was on the Throne. Not the fact the system existed, or because they were a bad person, but because they weren’t the rightful heir.

Related, but everyone needs to just shut up and do as their betters tell them. This also includes the “chosen one”. As soon as people start agreeing with the protagonist, things work well. Things before aren’t working well because they’re not working with the Plot Chosen One. Also, make sure that if people have legitimate reasons to not fall in line, they’re villainized.

Science Fiction books that talk about how much science ans technology suck and how we are much better off not continuing.

The guy is a domestic abuser with control issues but is excused for it cause of how hot he is.

“Okay, I forgive you. Anyone who disagrees is a bad person who needs to be Steven Universed onto my side.”

“A fantasy setting… with all the fantasy removed or shoved aside.”

“What if Buffy said ‘fuck’?”

“We need to keep our existence a secret from the muggles I mean normal people because they will oppress us or we will oppress them. ‘Us vs them’ never leads to any problems. No siree Bob.”

“What if the fellowship of the ring said ‘fuck’ and had sex?”

Pit and the Pendulum.

I was like, 8.