For example, the main character recalls an event in his/her past, when they were hated for being a Jew/Muslim/Atheist.
Is that okay to mention, or should it be better to avoid and make a story where the main character recalls an event in his/her past, when they rejected because of their bad teeth?
Depends how you handle it. If your story is about Jews finding love with each other while being persecuted during world war 2, for example, that's one thing. If you're writing about Jews discovering their submissive sexuality in a Nazi concentration camp, I would think that crosses a very obvious line. Acknowledging that racism, prejudice and oppression exist is not a problem in most stories. Centering and glorifying it is. So, use some good sense and try not to be an 'edge-lord' intentionally being provocative and controversial for the shock value (it often comes off as desperate for attention rather than challenging the status quo). Also, if you use any racial epithets like the "N-word" etc., you'll probably see your story returned by the mods with at least a strong warning not to do it again, so try to avoid those. If that all sounds challenging and restrictive, then yeah, maybe write about bad teeth instead.
Post-avant-retro-demelodicized-electro-yodel-core is my jam.
Religious content per se is not a problem. I wrote a trilogy of stories, which may get expanded eventually, about a teen couple from a conservative Christian church dealing with the ramifications of their faith for their rather steamy relationship and vice versa.
However, dealing with prejudice and the politics of hate is a bit of a different beast than just having religion as part of the character's lives and stories. It is a potential minefield. Just A Guy has some good thoughts.
Nothing new on here, but my entry in the StoriesSpace "Not What It Looks Like" comp is now up.
The two comments above are right on point. Before you take on a story that somehow includes prejudice/hate or other such subjects, I suggest checking with a Story Mod to see if it's appropriate for Lush.
I just published a new story, https://www.lushstories.com/stories/reluctance/naked-and-afraid A wife is home alone when two criminals break in to rob her. She's afraid and that's when it gets interesting A super story full of great sex, with a BDSM slant, that will hold your interest.
An oldie but goodie, https://www.lushstories.com/stories/monster-sex/the-emerald-lagoon An Editor's Pick from a comp a couple of years ago.
If you enjoy either, please comment. My ego needs a boost, ha! Thanks.
Dealing with religious persecution can be a very heavy and impactful, but proceed with caution. It’s a minefield that requires careful navigating.
As an extreme example I’ll point to an English author getting dropped by her publisher after releasing a story on a romance between the son of a KKK leader and a daughter of a Mexican drug kingpin. Surface level, this is a weighted story that could be a very meaningful delve in overcoming prejudice with a tale of star crossed lovers. Instead it was so incredibly fetishized and handled so clumsily it was just an offensive mess.
If you are delving into a religious theme, I would also advise either drawing from your own personal religious experiences. If you want to explore others than research, research, research. In the above example, the Latina female lead’s offensive behavior was made so much worse since it was written by a White woman in England. It showed no respect to the cultures she was drawing from and full of stereotypes.
If you have a story to tell, please do. I wrote a story I was very proud of who’s main character was a Black lesbian during the 40’s for the noir competition last year. I had a few female friends and Black friends consult as I wrote and read my drafts. I took notes from them extremely seriously and made a few changes along the way. Tell your story, be respectful, do your research.
