Agony in Pink
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Agony in Pink |
| Author(s): | The Dark Ranger |
| Date(s): | November 16, 1994 |
| Length: | 8 chapters (~15.625 words) |
| Genre(s): | Rapefic, darkfic, torture |
| Fandom(s): | Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | Agony in Pink full original version (as of 2016 password protected, use the WayBack Machine to read earlier versions) |
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Agony in Pink is an infamous Power Rangers fanfic by The Dark Ranger that contained graphic rape and torture. The story was originally published on Alt.Sex.Stories but was removed.
Summary
Largely about the kidnapping, torture and rape of Kimberly Hart (the first Pink Ranger) by a monster created by Lord Zedd (possibly a self-insert from the author) called Tortura.
The author provided the following warning:
The story which you are about to read is a fantasy, and will not be to everybody's tastes. It is pretty strong and contains graphic violence, sex, and torture, and despite the fact that the bad guys are clearly not realistic (rubber monsters) it may still be upsetting. I'm sure I don't have to say that, despite that fact that it is a Power Rangers story, it is *NOT* for kids. If this type of story is not to your tastes, please do not read or download. Fell free to post comments about the story. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy![1]
Controversy
- Considered by many people one of the most traumatic fanfics in the history of fandom.[2]
- The PPC wiki classifies it as a "Legendary Badfic".[3]
- It was mentioned in the 1996 article, The Boob Tube, and Then Some.
Banned in Australia
In 2000, the Australian government banned the newsgroup alt.sex.stories after an activist sent "Agony in Pink" to them:
Content on popular portal deja.com has been banned following a complaint that it contained a pornographic story.Filtering software companies will be instructed to block access to a posting on deja. com, a site that archives Usenet newsgroups, after the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) refused classification for the content.
The incident has turned up the heat on newsgroups, with the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) vowing to identify the worst offenders to ISPs, which may then decide to ban whole forums.
The complainant, free speech advocate and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) board member Danny Yee, said the anonymous posting, titled Agony in Pink, was submitted to see what classification it would earn.[4]
Comments & Reviews
I've always felt this way about "Agony in Pink," even when it was going around as the most shocking thing ever (and yes, I'm old). It really read like "oh, I'm going to write Power Rangers torture fanfiction to be ~edgy,~" but the writing about the actual torture was so workmanlike and perfunctory, while the Pink Ranger's feet were always described in loving, passionate detail. Damn, author, just write some foot-fetish shit! That's clearly what you'd rather be doing![5]
This disgustingly depraved fanfiction certain qualifies as such, and this time it’s NOT a simple case of Suvianism or your average badly written porn… but after reviewing this material I rather wished it was. This childhood destroying nightmare of a fic is set in the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers fandom, the ORIGINAL power rangers. Any of you that spent a part of their childhood following Power Rangers be warned, what is read cannot be unread [...] Let’s forget for a moment that Kimberley would not allow herself to be captured by putties in the first place, she was just a proficient a martial artist as the other rangers… the author of this fic is clearly getting off on this story. I can’t make that clear enough, he gets sexually aroused from the idea of torture, rape and dismemberment… that is SICK! That is how a serial killer thinks.[6]
There was absolutely nothing redeeming about it, and I think what shook most people (certainly me, anyway) up was that it was actually well-written. I don't mean it was plotted well or was a good story, but you could tell that the person who write it actually had a solid command of the English language [...] I tried to read it once back in usenet days, and I made it a short way in, but I just couldn't handle it. I wouldn't want to read it about a total stranger, let alone a character I care about.[7]
Agony in Pink. The most Terrifying, Vomit inducing erotic Fanfiction you will ever read. Children are advised to Stay Out. Read if you dare, my fabulous people.[8]
I'd post a link to the story, but trust me, you'll be glad I didn't. I read it, and it was an ordeal I can't force on you good people. If you want to Google it and subject yourself to this nightmarish scenario of lost innocence and poor grammar, go ahead, but I warned you [...] Seriously, the pointless torture takes up about nine tenths of the story. It's only shocking briefly, then it goes on too long and gets boring. Then it goes on even longer and becomes downright depressing that somebody actually took the time to write this. Then it becomes boring again.[9]
Further reading
- Know Your Meme
- Agonia en Rosa, a Spanish translation
- The fan-fiction so disturbing that the government got involved. on r/HobbyDrama
References
- ^ "original version at www.tuxedojack.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Agony in Pink". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Agony in Pink". Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "ABA move to censor newsgroup" by Simon Hayes, The Australian, 8 February 2000. archived plaintext, NLA metadata.
- ^ 2017-08-22 "Re: Dutyfic - Do you just know it when you see it?"
- ^ Agony In Pink, from The Classic Badfic Archives.
- ^ Comment from u/stellarpath, dated June 25, 2014
- ^ Wattpad user SnarkyYaoiLover on "The Worst Erotic Fanfiction In Creation (Agony In Pink)", a repost of the story.
- ^ Excerpts from "Fanfic Theater: Agony in Pink", by InvaderMatt-Alpha.