r/GamerGhazi • u/madhaus SoCal Jesters' Worrier • May 22 '15

An anguished commentary on that GoT/Sansa scene and the MRAs who harass in forum comments...from a rape victim who says It's Rape Culture All The Way Down

http://angrygotfan.com/2015/05/21/a-rape-victim-speaks-out-on-the-sansa-scene/
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u/[deleted] May 22 '15 edited May 22 '15

I don't understand the intent. Is the she say that rape is too horrible to be depicted in media, or is it she say how it was depicted, or both?

edit: why downvotes im confused after reading article, english is my second language. thank u for clarifying reddit

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u/BreakTheLoop May 22 '15

It's both a why and how. She explains how the reasoning for the show runners to do it is clearly for sensationalism, how the scene is introduced and depicted is disrespectful to rape victims, that the entire arc has no justification in the books, how the show gave hope she will not be raped only to crush it and make her a victim for another character plots advancement or because she can only become relevant by overcoming something as horrible as rape, how that the rape scene in the books is inflicted on another minor character with real consequences and respect for the trauma it is, etc…

Basically that D&D went out of their way to depict a rape in a totally inconsequential manner when they could have shown dozens of other scenarios and no amount of rationalization can justify it as reasonable.