Rapelay — Mods

| Risk | Description | Example Consequence | |------|-------------|---------------------| | | Graphic, unedited retraumatization of the survivor; using pain as “shock value.” | Viewer numbness; survivor’s mental health decline. | | Single Story Syndrome | Featuring only “perfect victims” (sympathetic, conventionally attractive, morally unambiguous). | Erases survivors who are sex workers, addicts, or LGBTQ+; reinforces “real victim” bias. | | Triggering Without Support | Airing graphic details without content warnings or immediate help resources. | Re-traumatizes other survivors; may cause dissociation or panic. | | Reduction to Inspiration Porn | Framing survival as solely heroic individual resilience, ignoring systemic failures. | Shifts blame onto victims who don’t “overcome” perfectly; undermines policy change. | | Narrative Fatigue | Overuse of tragic stories without solutions leads to compassion fatigue and avoidance. | Audience tunes out; campaigns become background noise. |

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