Fandom Discussion: Incest -- Keeping It in the Family

[themostepotente]

Is incest really best?

What spurred this discussion on incest was a reply from my last inquiry about disturbing fics. dphearson mentioned anything James/Harry being certifiably squickable.

So I asked what she had to say about Lucius/Draco. I was not surprised to find out she wasn't quite as bothered by this. And you know what? She's not alone in thinking this way. Many people have issues with light sider incest.

So this just begs the question;

Where do we draw the line in the sand concerning incest in fanfiction?

What makes one pairing more justifiable than the others? When it all comes down to it - it's still incest.

There's Malfoycest, Pottercest, Weasleycest, and Blackcest.

Any why does it seem confined to the males? Lucius abuses Draco but Narcissa abusing Draco is almost inconceivable.

Since purebloods marry within their circle, incest seems inevitable.

Sirius is related to Narcissa Malfoy and Arthur Weasley.

And since Sirius is Harry's godfather, isn't he considered family?

Does incest have to be blood related to be considered taboo?

So many questions regarding this topic. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

--P

Comments

[ladysorka]

I have seen some Narcissa/Draco, though not much, and I there is the Ron/Ginny and Percy/Ginny factions, but, yeah. That gals are rather under-represented.

And, personally, I see no difference between Pottercest and Malfoycest. I admit that I enjoy both of them, because I'm a sick puppy, but I don't understand how Malfoycest can be "better" simply because they're supposed to be the bad guys.

Also, Harry/Sirius is completely incest. Just because they're not related by blood doesn't make it not incest - the same way that a stepfather with their stepchildren, or a parent with their adopted child. I realize that it's lega in a lot of places, but I'd argue that the emotions are exactly the same. In fact, the reason I can't read a lot of Harry/Sirius is that it doesn't deal with that.

Eh.