Anonymous OP 5w

and that you are a nerd etc etc yk the stereotypes so I think because of that stereotype of books being classier than films its kinda hard to translate that regardless of the media if you act that way you are just like your videographic counterpart. and the only reason I think imma get flack for saying that those readers who only comsume erotica and smut in their romance are porn addicts is because this community tends to say yeah no youre weird youre shaming women and being misogynistic rah rah

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Anonymous OP 5w

but like… if you did the same behaviors in regards to these books but instead of them being books they were pornos/hentai/adult movies/etc. ppl would literally tell you thag youre addicted to porn especially because theres a group of people who when they do those ‘smut chapters’ posts they literally include rape and sa as a part of those chapters which is quite literally what porn addicts do as long as fornication is happening they consider it good porn like those readers consider it good smut.

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Anonymous OP 5w

ik I might get some pushback on this and I dont care but like the book community really needs to see exactly what they have going on and stop pretending like those who literally search for smut and cant read romance unless theres some smut and smut smut smut (this is just a hyperbole, theres a spectrum of how serious it is) arent porn addicts cause yall are esp w the ‘choke me daddy’ ‘good girl’ dedications and the smut merch and stuff like mmmm yall might have to do some reflectinggg.

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Anonymous OP 5w

ofc its fine to enjoy smut like yeah cool its in your books or you want to read an erotica here and there have fun however theres a difference between this and yk… primarily reading smut for smuts sake. and getting mad when ppl call you a porn addict when thats how you’re acting. I think the difference outside of the medium is that videographic porn addicts arent all that ashamed to admit it online but everyone is ashamed to admit it online & irl. usually saying theyre smut readers/gooners(ettes

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Anonymous OP 5w

which is fine if its occasional but then again not most occasional people are gonna self proclaim themselves those titles so its kinda yk. to close this out, these types of readers make up a majority of booktok bookstagram booktwt a lil bit imma be honest I dont really see them on there fr I think its cause on there youre more likely to be flat out called an addict at least from what ive seen but im not gonna exclude them but most popular is booktok. so when ppl get upset when they say (cont.)

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Anonymous OP 5w

‘booktok is nothing but porn readers’ I dont understand the outrage because theres enough of them to make the generalization as evidenced by what always trends and whats in bookstores as ‘booktok recs’ even the popularization of rina kent penelope douglas and hd carlton three authors known to include rape as ‘spicy scenes’ and market it as cnc when for cnc to be that you have to have safe words. I mention them because again porn addicts dont care as long as fornication happens& gets you horny

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Anonymous OP 5w

eh imma close it here for now I was on my break at workand went to the bookstore next door and this conclusion came to me so imma leave it here. ts long so I doubt anybody gone read it but oh well! as long as I got my thoughts out.

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Anonymous #1 5w

yeah like I get wanting to be sexual and liking sex nobody shaming you for that but basically when all you consume is smut then yeah you’re a porn addict. its not misogyny to say that its just calking it what it is it could be arguable to say its misogyny to not call them porn addicts cause theyre women reading it but thats a discussion for another day cause this community has a lot of choice feminists who think anything women do is feminist and I was reluctant to make the conclusion I made in++

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Anonymous OP 5w

my thread because I am always defensive of the book community cause yk reading is already something people dont like to do but when ppl got upset at booktok being associated w being smut obsessed I started raised my eyebrow cause these people arent wrong when a majority of the community primarily consumes it and every book rec is being asked if theres spice

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Anonymous #2 5w

you don’t have to engage. if you read my thread you wouldn’t feel hit unless you’re one of the people im referring to. im not forcing you to engage. i made this post to get my thoughts out as stated in the thread.

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Anonymous #2 5w

I’d like to add that I do not enjoy smut and will actively refrain from books with it (unless it is a story I am very much enjoying and can easily skip certain parts (e.g. Bury Our Bones In the Midnight Soil), and I do believe there is reasoning to what you are saying. But this same topic has been all over this community and has only started fights. At the end of the day I think whatever someone wants to read is their choice and as long as they’re not harming anyone else, I’m not judging.

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Anonymous #2 5w

my post isnt to judge anyone my post is pirely my thoughts on the community’s reaction to when people call those readers porn addicts when they are whether they like it or not. they act like porn addicts talk like them consume the same stuff the only difference is the medium of which they consume the content and my thread goes into detail everything of what I think about that point.

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Anonymous OP 5w

I did read your thread, and I won’t lie and pretend that I wholeheartedly disagree with it. This is just a very tired subject, in this YikYak and the book community as a whole. You may not have been here a few months ago, but it was especially prevalent over the summer (at least from my memory). You are right that I don’t have to engage with your thread, and I don’t plan to any further. I genuinely wish you healthy and respectful conversations beneath this post!

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Anonymous OP 5w

Actually insane to post all this while claiming smut readers have a superiority complex. Baby girl you are talking about yourself. It’s weird to obsess over other adults’ reading preferences to the point of calling them addicts (a very serious and damaging condition). This is tired and we’ve gone over it 100 times. If you’re only here to call people addicts, LEAVE. This is an inclusive reading space and clearly not for you.

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Anonymous #3 5w

? im not complaining that they have a superiority complex. I said theres a superiority complex about books v film as a whole period. if you feel targeted it may be because the type of person I described is you, I dont know im not you but if that is the case I suggest you calm down first and foremost and not start this whole thing you got going on. my statement remains, if all you consume is smut you are a porn addict the only diff from typical ones is the medium of which you consume it.

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Anonymous #3 5w

I never said people couldnt read smut if you read my thread youd know I said theres nothing wrong with it but when it becomes the only thing you search for and the determining factor for whether you read a book or not then yeah you’re a porn addict. or would you prefer smut addict sense porn is too strong a word?

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Anonymous OP 5w

No actually I would rather you not use the word addict where it doesn’t apply. Go outside. Grow up. Having a reading preference is not an addiction.

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Anonymous #3 5w

baby… the only difference is their porn is in word form. it applies. porn isnt only videographic theres many different mediums, literary being one of them. I literally officially formed this thread while being outside on my break in the bookstore observing the tables 😭

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Anonymous OP 5w

In the bookstore *creeping on people. Call it what it is. You are obsessed with what others read for no reason. Addiction requires a reliance and an inability to function in day to day life. Reading preferences are not addiction. Literally go touch some fucking grass. And stop being a weird voyeur.

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Anonymous #3 5w

creeping on people??? where the hell did you get that from ? I said I was observing the tables and you said im creeping on people. what the hell do the bookstore book tables gotta do with creeping on people? 😭 you just said a whole bunch of nothing and the way you’re getting so defensive is telling me my post must describe you so I suggest you just disengage and log out for the night because we wont agree on anything here.

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Anonymous OP 5w

I don’t even read smut more than a couple times a year. I just know what the word addiction means and it has nothing to do with reading preferences. Why not apply your logic to everything? Are horror readers psychos? Serial killer fetishizers?? No! This is literally so out of touch it’s impossible to logic with. Let other adults who aren’t hurting anyone read what they want and mind your business.

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Anonymous #3 5w

dude. I know what addiction is more than anyone but this isnt me shaming people for what they read its me talking about a specific type of people that are frequent in this community that are indeed addicted to porn and had that porn been videographic or photographic yall wouldn’t have any issues with calling them that. and there are issues that apply to horror where theres a issue of misogyny in them and then true crime where theres an issue of fetishizing these killers but they arent as++

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Anonymous #3 5w

prevalent as their videographic counterparts the difference between them and the readers im talking about are the fact that those type of readers who fetishize true crime or go into horror unable to recognize the prevalence of misogyny by a lot of horror creators aren’t making up a majority of the book community and def arent as loud as the smut readers I described. I am pretty sure you’re just a hit dog hollering cause these are the same talking points I see from porn addicts++

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Anonymous #3 5w

and self proclaimed smut queens/goonettes. so I will be assuming that those people are people you very closely identify with moving forward. you could say those addicted to videographic porn arent hurting anyone by watching it too but thats not the topic of conversation. the topic is that those who over indulge in literary porn refuse to acknowledge that they arent any different than those that over indulge in videographic porn and get mad when people call them porn addicts or call the book++

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Anonymous #3 5w

community, which are majority filled with those types, nothing but smut readers. like I said theres nothing wrong with consuming these things normally but when these things become the only thing you consume every time then yeah its time to reflect and make the first step. alcoholics technically arent hurting anyone else but they’re still alcoholics. same with drug addicts and cigarette smokers(arguably cause yk the smoke in the air) but like I stated before addiction takes many forma and looks++

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Anonymous #3 5w

different on every person. you can be addicted to anything and you can seem perfectly fine and still be addicted to something. addiction can be calm or it can be violent saying these people arent addicts because they arent the types of addicts who are assaulting people or anything shows you dont know as much about addiction as you think you do and like I said before I am assuming that you identify with the people I was referring to whichbis why im not taking it to heart seeing you defend it++

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Anonymous #3 5w

like this especially with the insults you’re throwing as I understand how addiction affects the mind and how you view people’s responses to these behaviors and the label of addict on you and how that can make an addict become defensive and insult instead. I just hope that if you are indeed one of these people that you take the time to reflect and make sure you get the appropriate assistance needed to help you overcome this.++

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Anonymous #3 5w

I have to go to work now I took the time after getting ready to type this in response hoping i responded to every point you tried to make so far and would possible bring up so if not then I will see you later and respond then on my break. you have a blessed rest of your day.

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Anonymous OP 5w

Blah blah blah you’re so much better than smut readers because you don’t have an icky porn addiction. I’m not reading all that. I read your original thread and it’s nothing but assumptions and judgment. It’s weird to obsess over others’ reading habits to the point of calling them addicts. Keep barking. It won’t make you happier looking down on others. I hope this keeps you up at night.

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Anonymous #3 5w

‘assumptions and judgement’ which means you feel hit because my post is neither of those things. your insults only further prove that you feel attacked by what I said. I hope you get better. ❤️‍🩹

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Anonymous OP 5w

You’re a freak for saying things like this to strangers on the internet. Hope you get better 🥀

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