very well said. I think we're in agreement that including themes in our game doesn't mean we condone them. but still, what makes incest different from the other questionable themes is it's more likely to upset people, and its something we aren't comfortable writing. RH is at its core a power fantasy. it explores both falling victim to a corrupt system and the whims of others or taking control of that system for your own ends. its cringy and a bit sad, but people have a good time with it, and taking out your frustrations on fictional world leaders is often preferable to getting wrapped up in the news cycle. I think everyone is able to recognize that and the absurdity of the premise.
but part of why we planned to include incest content when we first started out is because it was normalized too us. there are a good few TF games that include incest themes that we took note of when starting out. incest was never one of our interests, but in the beginning we felt indifferent towards it. we had a very "cast a wide net, catch a lot of fish" attitude going into the project, so we left the door open too including it. a decisions I deeply regret. In the end, I don't want our project to normalize that theme in the same way other games normalized it for me.
mind control? sure, we're always going to have that. everyone thinks vampires are sexy.
