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Dark Fiction Is Protected Speech. Online Harassment Isn’t.

There’s a rising trend online: people using extreme, hateful language to attack others for liking or creating dark fiction— stories that explore taboo or disturbing themes. One message recently sent to a fan of dark fiction read:

Let’s break down why this kind of language is not just offensive — it may actually be illegal under U.S. law. And why, by contrast, dark fiction itself is constitutionally protected.

When You Become the Monster You Claim to Fight

1. Calling Someone a Criminal Over Fiction Is a Crime

Falsely accusing someone of supporting child abuse or rape is not “calling them out.”

It’s defamation per se a category of libel where the accusation is so serious, the harm is assumed.

U.S. law protects reputation from false statements about criminal activity.

If someone can be reasonably identified (even anonymously), and the claim is false, it may be grounds for a lawsuit.

Legal Reference:

Gertz v. Welch, 418 U.S. 323 (1974) – Private citizens only need to prove negligence.

New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964) – Public figures must show actual malice.

False claims of criminal acts = automatically defamatory.

If you say someone “encourages rape” based on their reading list? That’s not activism. It’s libel.

2. Threats Disguised as Justice Are Still Threats

“I’m the #1 pedophile killer” is not rhetoric. It’s not metaphor.

It’s a true threat, a form of unprotected speech under the First Amendment.

Pair that with slurs, personal targeting, and incitement? You’re not helping victims you’re becoming the abuser.

What the Law Says:

18 U.S. Code § 2261A – Cyberstalking and online threats

Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003) – Threats intended to intimidate can be punished

Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) – Inciting imminent lawless action is not protected

3. Hate Speech Doesn’t Make You the Hero

The ableist slur used in that message “retards” isn’t just tasteless. It’s a weapon.

It’s the kind of language that, in any other setting, a school, a job, a courtroom, would be grounds for disciplinary action, legal liability, or both.

It’s not “just words.” It’s targeted degradation. And it’s not protected if it becomes part of a pattern of harassment or intimidation.

Here’s how the law sees it:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protect people from disability-based harassment in schools, workplaces, and federally funded programs.

Some states (like California, New York, Washington) extend these protections to online spaces, especially where speech contributes to a hostile environment.

Even outside the courtroom, most platforms (Tumblr, Twitter/X, Discord, etc.) list ableist slurs under their hate speech and harassment policies. Using them can result in bans or suspensions.

The Fiction Isn’t Dangerous — Your Fear Is

1. Disturbing Stories Aren’t Dangerous— Misreading Them Is

Dark fiction dives into the shadows, it explores violence, abuse, trauma, and other difficult realities. But to confuse exploration with endorsement is to miss the entire point.

Liking or creating stories about taboo subjects doesn’t mean someone condones those acts in real life. It means they’re grappling with complex ideas and emotions through art.

Imagine banning classics like Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov or American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis because they depict criminal acts. That’s exactly what censorship driven by misunderstanding looks like.

Legal Perspective: Fiction is a protected form of expression under the First Amendment, even if it unsettles or offends.

2. The Constitution Protects Art You Don’t Like

The First Amendment doesn’t just protect nice speech, it protects speech that shocks, disturbs, or disgusts.

Artistic expression, including dark or controversial fiction, is safeguarded unless it falls into very narrow exceptions:

Obscenity: Rarely applies, under the strict Miller Test

True threats and incitement: Only punished if likely to cause immediate harm

Child pornography involving real minors: Always illegal and not protected

A crucial distinction often misunderstood is between actual child pornography and fictional depictions of minors.

But fictional depictions that are clearly not real—no matter how dark—are protected. This was affirmed in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002), which struck down laws that criminalized virtual child pornography or fictional depictions that don’t involve real children.

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feel free to drop in and make some friends!

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antis: we care about victims and mentally ill people!!

also antis: use 'you dont shower' and fatherless as insults, send death threats, ask if youre okay mentally (because why else would someone want to have fun in fandoms), try to trigger episodes in proshippers, have the most ableist arguments ever

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theres someone i’m good friends with who keeps getting attacked for darkshipping even though… what they’re shipping happened to them irl?

It's awful that your friend is getting attacked over that.

Your friend is (presumably) using this as a coping mechanism. Doing something healthy that doesn't harm themselves or others, and they're getting harassed?

I don't know what goes through these peoples minds, because it is so much better than what the alternative might be.

An unconventional person is better than a dead person.

People need to understand that even if it wasn't a coping mechanism that it shouldn't be harassment-worthy. Because it isn't hurting anybody.

The bad thing isn't bad because it's "gross" or makes people "uncomfortable"

The bad thing is bad because it hurts real people. It kills real people.

Please make sure to check in on the people in your life, especially if they are struggling with these kinds of things. Harassment kills people, rather people want to admit it or not.

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BOO! did i scare you? Im a job application!

Implying that everyone with a job cares about nothing BUT having a job. I don't get it

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i'm personally neutral on the shipcourse thing but like. i feel like all antiship mascots are doomed to look like nazis theres just no way they run into the same issue multiple times T_T

Yeah I've seen people say that there's been more than one. Really weird??? Like if you're going to make the Mascot look like *that* then just don't have one.

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I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one who thought this when they saw it. Like I'm sorry but there's NO WAY it wasn't on purpose??

Does anyone have that picture of Antiship Aniita (or whatever her name was) I just wanna start collecting images of anti mascots that look like Nazis for some reason

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oh my god these fits.... sebastian would devour him in that

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remember the ciel in wonderland ova? why did ciel check out sebs' ass so long he started to hallucinate

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Reblog if you're bored and you want anons.

Or non-anons. Whatever works for you!

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the stupid things i did as anti

- told a 15 year old that they cannot say they want to marry a 15 years old character because child marriage is illegal

- was against incest while enjoying..incest (i was one of those "i consume media in a DIFFERENT way!!!!")

- attacked every dsmp fan for having dsmp as their pfp

- was one of those anti fujoshis that used pinterest as a reliable source

- put 8492928 content warnings for EVERYTHING (even characters..?)

- complained about rpf when i was writing multiple satirical rpf fics of my classmates or shipping youtubers

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Remember this next time antis get pissy about being called nazis or claim that they're "just normal people"

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Flowers for the Master

"Young Master, are the floral arrangements to your liking?"

Ciel gives Sebastian one (1) compliment and he has a pep in his step for the entire day.

Bonus sepuddle:

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"It's not that you're proshippers, it's that you associate with or are okay with darkships!"

Hey so like fun fact I can use that argument for literally everything.

"Why do you like this if it has this?"

"Why do you support this if there's been bad apples?"

"Why do you like this if I dont like this?"

Like I can say:

Why do you associate with Minecraft when there's been many child predators in the mcyt community?

Why do you enjoy anime when theres many dark themed animes?

Why do you enjoy shipping when people ship "bad" topics?

Pick a lane, stop being hypocritical.

Mind you, there are proshippers who don't like darkships or comships. Stop associating all of them with darkshippers.

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Its so hard to decide a favorite character when you hate them all (with affection)

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