p43425:
So point #2: MDL ratings may be skewed by factors like moral disapproval or "triggers" that usually aren't relevant to me.
Thank you for posting this, my thoughts were jumbled but you gave me the perfect jump off point for my post. First let me say I agree with you about the ratings being skewed due individual moral compasses across the fandom. Personally morals or triggers play no role in my rating or whether or not I watch a series; not that I don't have a moral compass but I am good at separating the subjective from the objective, my personal beliefs aside, hence persons will say I rate generously but it is just that my rating is not based on how much I enjoyed the series only but also objectively good things about the series hence Playboyy got the rating it did and not a 2 (I am still pissed lol).
Now for my original point:
I saw a post on social media that was relatable to me and others in the comments it said, "M/M book fans and BL fans will ignore almost anything except cheating and violence/abuse between the couple." This made me stop and think and I realised it was somewhat true of me not on the moral side but because it challenges my ideas of romance however if romance is not the focus then I don't have an issue. Maybe that is why my moral compass does not play into my watching and rating of series because the themes I love to read about such as Mafia is rife with the gore, violence and the morally grey in order for the story to progress, remain realistic and to allow for a happy ending and the fact that it all exist in the realm of fiction. Does anybody else relate to this?