Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25282469-20140809024515/@comment-25035274-20141202174822

The thing that you're referring to as having heard that KC stated monsters do love, will not go after a man they do not really believe will love them back, etc, is (if I remember correctly) something that was stated by KC via Twitter. It's not in any of the books insofar as I'm aware.

As far as (specifically) the Juroguomo goes? Some people would see that as love. Because for some people that's a fetish. Always remember that the MGE is, first and foremost, a fap fantasy. And for every part that you're personally disgusted by, there is an audience who will gladly fap to it. Including the pedophilic incest.

With regard to your concerns about women being able to choose what they become:

(a) I don't know how fully KC's really planned that out. His target audience is, after all, heterosexual males.

(b) Very few would choose to become a Matango. But there's almost certainly someone, somewhere, who would.

(c) Women who're violent criminals would likely see those violent urges "redirected", the same as happens with men who're also violent criminals. And much like men, if her crimes are bad enough, and if she's just outright irredeemable, Mamono would likely just avoid her like the plague. For example, Lizzie Borden? She'd probably be given a wide berth. Fratricide and matricide are pretty high up there on the list of heinous crimes.

(d) There comes a point where you have to look at a setting and say to yourself, "It just is what it is." Because if you push, in the out-of-setting sense, for too many changes, then it just isn't the same setting anymore.

Taking wish lists too far is sort of like looking at Star Trek and saying, "Well, this's nice and all. But it'd be better if Riker wore a cravat. And maybe Troi could be a red-head. Dr. Crusher should start saying Jinkies. What if Jeordie were a hippie? Oh, and then Data could be a talking dog! And maybe the Enterprise could be changed into a shaggin' wagon! AND THEN THEY CAN ALL TRAVEL AROUND THE GALAXY SOLVING MYSTERIES!!!"

Now, I grant you, that is an absolutely ridiculously extreme example, but you see my point. If you change too much, it soon turns into something completely different, and whatever the appeal was for the original audience is gone.

And yes, I know the 'original intent' of the question was to ask what one thing we would ask her to change. But you gave two things, and two quickly turns to three turns to four, etc. :-p

It's also worth mentioning that Q would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.