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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm sorry, but we're talking about fantasy novels here, not the "real world". I think it's rather insulting to peoples' intelligence to suggest that they can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
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I agree, people *should* be able to separate wish fulfillment from reality. But surprisingly many people just don't take the time too. There are a lot of decent people who don't think about how their actions or words impact others, they just kind of absorb and reflect the attitudes they see around them. So if an attitude is prevalent in their environment, which includes entertainment, they start adopting it. There's a lot of fascinating psychological research done on how repetition influences belief.