The "She Was a Bitch" Conciet

Submitted by gHassy on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:50

This is something I've been mulling over for quite sometime, and I wanted y'alls opinion on it. I mean no offense by it. It just something I think about.

I don't think this is as much the case anymore, but years ago, like 75% of inflation/popping stories featured an inflantee who was... well, a self-centered bitch. The reason is obvious of course; it's very easy to hand wave her grisly fate with "Meh, the bitch had it coming."

But is that fair? Surely, nobody likes a bitch, but I don't think it's a capital offense. It doesn't help that "Inflation Bitches" are almost ALWAYS written as if they are vile, dispicable monsters with no redeeming qualities, even though the actual measure of their crimes is usually very low.

To me, and I don't mean any offense to any who've done it, it just seems like a cheap and lazy way of justifying their desire. I'm an inflationist, but i'm also a writer, and I felt that they were just... Sloppy.

If anything, I had more respect for those who popped innocent girls, as they didn't try to come up with a half-asses excuse for why the girl deserved it and instead embraced its sadistic nature ( again, no offense). They also generated a deeper emotional connection in which you feel sorry for them while it happens to them, while with inflation bitches, they try to sweep it under the rug. I'm not a fan of popping, but innocent popping just strikes me as far more honest than some bitch get her comupence.

Again, these are just my thoughts. I'd like to know what you all think.

Ghassy

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 22:18

RenegadeKamui

I agree that simply making the victim a bitch doesn't add much to the story, but there's something to be said for stories where the inflatee's attitude does relate to the inflation. I remember one story where the woman in question ate a magic fortune cookie which caused her to inflate whenever she insulted someone. This made her even angrier, which compounded the situation nicely.

There's also the issue of an unpopular victim needing help. Say she's passed the point of buoyancy and is slowly floating away. She yells for someone to grab her, but everyone around refuses to help. If she were just a bit nicer, someone might have saved her, but since she's such a bitch, she gets to float away.

Wed, 03/18/2009 - 11:06

deleted_20091014

I agree sort of... writing a story where the inflatee is just a 100% bitch with no redeeming qualities is a bit lazy, in terms of character development as well as in terms of trying to justify the inflation.

Personally I prefer it when the writer isn't too hung up on moral issues though. I find revenge inflation/popping fun and I actually find it a bit more fun if the revenge was a bit heavy handed... it adds to the WTF factor.

Also, I think quite a lot of writers who write popping/sadistic stories want to add a little bit of fun into the mix. Making the inflatee a murderer or something so that you can justify the inflation from a moral perspective would make the story too dark, too serious.

Wed, 03/18/2009 - 18:35

Auriga

This is similar to 'total amnesia' stamp in RPGs. If I see " is a busty evil bitch" I stop reading.

Thu, 03/19/2009 - 05:32

Inflate123

Every story needs a villain; everybody likes to judge. I haven't seen the device used so much lately, but I didn't mind it when it was used. Some of my favorite stories use it, actually, though that's not the reason they're a favorite. So if the rest of the story is compelling, I'll overlook the cliche.

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Thu, 03/19/2009 - 21:26

Fukureru-Shogun

I tend to like the inflatee being kind and undeserving of their sudden change in shape.

Then again, I'm a mean son of a bitch when it comes to the fetish, I can't explain it...

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 03:22

TBTabby

I'm not into popping, period. Nice or mean, I don't wanna see it. The only thing worse than reading about a woman dying in a horrible, gruesome manner is the fact that I'm supposed to be aroused by it. I see plenty of unrepentant assholes getting away with murder (sometimes literally) in the real world, so why would I want more of that in my fantasies?

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 14:04

deleted_20091014

Nobody expects you to be aroused by it, any more that we expect random people who come across our websites and DA pages to be aroused by the inflation stuff we do.

People do fetish erotica for the benefit of their fellow fetishists, not in an attempt to convert non-fetishists.

Anyway, I agree with I123 people like to judge, we all have moments when we see someone we don't like and fantasise (not necessarily in a sexual way) about exacting some kind of revenge on them (but still sometimes in a sexual way ;) ). These stories are often fantasies that allow us to do that.

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 20:23

Fukureru-Shogun

I gotta ask, why does every thread that talks about popping have someone that comes in and says "I'm not into popping/popping is murder"? Its kind of like having someone talk about how they don't like baseball in a thread about baseball...

Sat, 03/21/2009 - 06:25

#10

Auriga

Or even better: coming to the forum of some tactical shooter game, to say "shooting people with rifle is murder, and I supposed to like that process?"

Sat, 03/21/2009 - 15:31

#11

darth_clone19

Dude, who cares? This is a fetish. Im not going around saying "shit, she didnt deserve that".

Whether she is good or bad, she did deserve it, cuz its an inflation story and its what its supposed to happen.

Sometimes people here waaaay overthink things.

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Sun, 03/22/2009 - 05:13

#12

gHassy

Its just stuff I think about. I may be a pervert, but I'm also a bit of a philospher. I feel compelled to think about these things. Once I move out, I plan on writing an inflation story which is serious in nature.

For the record, I'm not a big fan of popping, but I do enjoy some of the stories. My favorite popping story would have to be ' The Essense Of Justice' and that story, dealing with a recently divorced husband taking revenge on his wife, a fair amount of moral ambiguity, which made it exciting.

Mon, 03/23/2009 - 06:23

#13

Inflate123

There are also revenge/bitch stories that do not end in popping. Sometimes comeuppance isn't explosive.

I agree that I wish the popping debate would not infect every topic here. We should just have a master "popping for or against" thread and reroute the stray posts.

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Mon, 03/23/2009 - 07:49

#14

Auriga

I'd say 'bad' inflator and innocent poor inflatee is way better then 'she was a bitch' stamp.

Mon, 03/23/2009 - 10:25

#15

deleted_20091014

Perhaps, but the thing you have to remember is that the stories occupy a fantasy world, and a heavy handed punishment for a minor misdemeanour can be funny, it can fit in with the fantasy setting and some people even have a sexual preference for revenge... so what ya gonna do ;)

The thing I agree with though is that it is lazy writing when the writer tries to justify a heavy handed punishment by writing a character as though she was evil with no redeeming features even though the plot merely suggests that she is a bit conceited and bitchy.

However, some people like realism more than others. Some would rather have the gory details of inflation's effect on the inner organs, a gory explosion, or the inflatee being labelled a murderer, the police turning up. I think people just have to start accepting that these stories are based on sexual preferences. Not everyone has the same preferences as you and just because a story doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean the writer got it wrong.

Fri, 03/27/2009 - 23:42

#16

gHassy

I geuss it's really less of morality thing to me than it being something boring and predictable. I'm sort of a greedy bastard, I wanna have my cake and eat it too. I like inflation stories that read as honest to goodness stories, with plots and relatable characters. That's not saying I don't aim to be aroused, I usually do. I just really like it when writers go the extra mile.

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