so many things wrong w what u said, but especially this
romanticizing drug dealers is never ok. ever. teenaged girls (the main audience of episode) r very easily influenced. they see these hot, powerful, honorable men. which is what the authors show. what could that mean for these girls futures? dangerous ppl r everywhere, who knows what trouble these ppl could get into bc of the miseducation of these stories? the reality? these money n toxic glory obsessed men, have probably killed hundreds of thousands of ppl thru the selling of weaponry & drugs or worse… human trafficking (that’s how they make money). in the stories the mafia leaders always says smth like “I only kill monsters”, which is obviously untrue, bc mafia leaders make all their money thru killing innocent ppl, one way or another…
yes, on wattpad, or sum other stories app, for adults. this kind of thing is ok, bc adults understand what’s fake & strictly for entertainment purposes. children don’t, they’re still growing and figuring stuff out, I can’t begin to describe what terrible influences mafia stories r on them. however, if an adult cares more abt the success of their story than the influences they’re giving to maturing children, then fine, good for them. (still makes them a sh*t person, tho)
Simple, the Episode official Mafia stories people read for gems and getting pictures of assets for the LL wishlist.
People reading community are often teens who have no real understanding of what the mafia is and what they do. Writers make the mafia seem like it’s this cool high school clique that wear leather jackets, have tattoos, smoke and curse. There is no actual accurate portrayal of what the mafia/mob/cartel do in real life. There is no warning on these stories that say, "This not an accurate showing of what the mafia is. They run drugs, pay off police and politicians to be able to not go to jail, partake in human trafficking, murder kids, and other terrible things. But the teenage readers just see a rich tattooed bad boy with some daddy issues.
Well i think it just depends on who wrote the mafia story. I read few of them and it’s written well . I know some mafia stories arent good but I know why people hate them.
I like some mafia stories like the chain reaction & deep attraction series & some other mafia stories but there are just some that are so cliche and annoying it makes me hate them
Some mafia stories are a bit too much like shy and innocent girl with mafia leader but some stories are interesting like The Arrangement by @epi.bub it shows the MC as mafia leader’s daughter and LI as Mafia Boss it’s interesting so I don’t hate mafia stories nor love all except some stories.
I don’t read them because a lot of the time they’re just very cringe and cliche. I can be kinda fussy with stories though lmao. I usually only like stories that actually have some depth to them and have good writing and tbh most mafia stories don’t
Simple. First of all they are sooo romaticized, I don’t even have to go into further detail to explain why. Then for me all just are so unrealistic and last but they are very overused
Listen, I know this might get a lot hate. I truly want to know for the people that hate mafia story’s so much why? Like, y’all just watch one episode of Chain Reaction and think every mafia story is bad. I wish people gave Deep Attraction a chance that’s like the best story on Episode.
Obviously I know that the mayority of the episode readers love mafia stories, that’s why someone created this topic directed to the people that don’t like them. That’s the whole point of this thread lol. Have a nice day
To answer the question of why most people read mafia stories… it’s the drama and s**ual stuff, that’s it. Purely it. That’s all that happens in those stories anyways. Oh and the suspense. They have this formula of drama, suspense, romance (it’s just lust/s*x). They’re good at suspense, that’s why people continue to read even if they hate it lol. I’ve read a lot of mafia stories because it sometimes helps me as a writer to see the other formulas/popular stuff other writers do so I can have a vantage point to go against, and they are terrible but also binge-worthy and good at keeping you clicking. But I can almost always predict what happens next, what the cliffhanger will be, what the “secret” behind the MC is, it’s all just the exact same formula.
THANK YOU FOR FINALLY SAYING IT!
Mafia is not something positive for us Italians, on the contrary, it’s something that profoundly marks our history and everyday reality. Therefore, as an Italian, I don’t like to see it being talked about positively because the mafia have hurt and continue to hurt people every day
I LOOOOOOOVE mafia story’s and
I HAAAAAAATE mafia story’s
But I like them cause of the drama and general story line and the cringe but I hate them cause of the toxic relationships the cringe and the lame lines like I’m too dangerous and the fact the LI leaves the mc like dude I would have left the LI the second I found out he he was. Another reason the LI goes to kill the mc at least twice, the MC is such a princess like get ur act together u don’t need no man to save ur sorry also that little miss queen bee that tries to steal yo man. Also the inaccurate cultural representations The reasons that I love it are also reason why I hate it
The reasons why I hate it are also reasons why I love it sooo ummm
Qui sul forum le odiamo tutte le mafia stories. Personalmente ho perso il conto delle volte che ho cercato di spiegare perché sono così pessime, ma secondo te frega qualcosa a qualcuno?
Grazie! Mi fa piacere di conoscere un’altra italiana che usa Episode.
Comunque sì, ormai non so più come spiegarlo e sono davvero stufa di questa cosa.
Attenta, potresti venire cancellata
Comunque secondo me hai ragione. Mi fa un po’ tristezza che la gente parli di double standards per certe cose (il problema dei generi), ma per altre non sia lecito dirlo perché non è la stessa cosa (la questione del razzismo). Però per altre ancora sei un povero scemo se alzi la voce e denunci. mA è SoLo fInziOnE. Intanto la gente vera muore di quella roba. Mi fa venire un nervoso, ti giuro. Specialmente quando partono con la solita frase “ma non è come le altre mafia stories” e poi drum roll, è esattamente lo stesso concetto (sbagliato, storpiato, derubato di significato) ma raccontato in un modo leggermente diverso. Oppure quando se ne escono con la storia che ha la MC femmina ma è lei la boss. In un mondo che quasi più misogino di quello non c’è
Va beh, e poi si chiedono perché la app di Episode abbia una reputazione così scadente…
(still makes them a sh*t person, tho)
also that little miss queen bee that tries to steal yo man. Also the inaccurate cultural representations
