So, the topic of harems came up in the discord... and it was decided to open this up to larger discussion.
we have several tags that are connected to and related around harems.
The problem is that "Harem" is a vague tag. I brought this up originally a few years ago, and I think it was half cleaned up at that point in time, however I don't think that the clean up was completed? That said, I am busy and lazy, so some parts of this are copy pasta.
Here are some of the things that are connected to Harems:
The Harem_outfit - for the clothing (this is a very well fleshed out tag already~)
post #1395324 post #1365044
The Harem Setting or location - for a place of cushions, luxury, and extravagance:
post #1185063 post #1195791 post #1267107
The Harem Theme for an individual with many who are focused on his well-being and pleasure
post #1174266 post #1023575 post #1005507
... traditionally, a harem is a male with a collection of females, however this is not the only case. Females with a group of males, a male with a group of other males, a female with a mixed group of males and females.... never mind the collection of intersex/trans/etc individuals who have just as much right to be in, or have a harem as well :)
Harem-Adjacent thoughts...
Some people also tag harem for situations where one person is interacting with or somehow connected to a collection of other people, without the situation clearly being the "harem theme' as mentioned above. harem-adjacent, if you will. which if these SHOULD count? and do they deserve a special tag?
post #1392602 - ("The Ritual") This situation looks like the male is being raped, or controlled. This is a harem situation, but the male is not the master of this harem. This is.... something like a gangbang, actually.
post #1386158 - ("The Market") This situation is that of a slave market--these girls are or will be sold.. or perhaps HAVE been sold--though I think "are for sale" is the most accurate. Each has a price tag. Is this a harem? I dunno!
post #1314055 - ("The Pride") This looks like happy Polygamy, honestly. I'd say this is probably Harem or at least harem adjacent.
post #1228223 - ("The Locker Room") I'm not sure how to consider this. I know that 'dude has such with multiple girls in a row' is a thing. I'd say that this is not really harem material since this seems to be a guy and the cheerleaders. But maybe it is?
Now, the question really becomes... how do we tag things?
Like... a harem has two components: the 'harem leader' and the 'members of the harem'
There are a few posts tagged harem_boy and harem_girl and I think that's probably a pretty good idea for the members of the harem.
I think I'd prefer harem_male and harem_female over boy and girl, since boy/girl are more suggestive of young characters.
- harem_male
harem_ambiguous_gender
harem_andromorph -> implies harem_intersex
harem_gynomorph -> implies harem_intersex
harem_herm -> implies harem_intersex
harem_maleherm -> implies harem_intersex
All could imply harem_member and that would cover most of it.
We could have mixed_harem for harems made up of multiple genders.... or possible bisexual_harem? though by name that implies that intersex harem members might be excluded.
Then there's the question of the 'leader' of the harem. That's the one I have a little more hesitation on. The harem leader could be a owner... or a leader.. or just.. the center of a group, in the case of a polyamorous image. I mean, it could be his birthday :D I want to indicate gender.. so...
male_centered_harem? male_focused_harem?
So.. you'd have something like...
post #1964279 would be... female_focused_harem, harem_female, harem_male, mixed_harem, harem_outfit, harem_setting or some such
THere are also some related tags that will need to get tidied up.... off hand, I see belly dancer-- which would mostly be someone in a harem outfit dancing, and concubine which has been tagged 8 times, has an incredibly vague definition (a sexual relationship with someone they can't be married to because of reasons.) and if I have my way, will removed because only one of these pictures even LOOKS like it MIGHT match up with that lol)
Anyway, this is a pretty small tagging project with only about 1100 posts tagged harem. <3
What do people think overall?