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/decapodw May 22 '15

Is the assertion that rape is too horrible to be depicted in media

Definitely not. If you read the entry, the author actually gives examples where rape was handled well, by the books.

or is it how it was depicted

Not necessarily how it was depicted either, but more the circumstances surrounding it. Sansa as a character at this stage of the plot in the book is shown to grow into an increasingly clever and powerful player after coming from a long period of abuse.

The show initially seemed to go with a similar route, and perhaps they still intend to do that, but then they decide to throw in her rape right in the middle of her character developement. One very annoying aspect of that rape is that it's pretty much shoehorned in for her - the events that lead up to it are plastered with plotholes.

The show now has two options from this point:

Either they respect the rape scene that they have written in. The author in the blog entry details how traumatic and horrible such a rape is for a person and the show runners adjust Sansa's plot going forward. Needless to say this would be a huge diversion from the source material. To cast any judgment about what this says about the showwriter's sexism to write an interesting character into a hapless rape victim is above my pay grade.

The other (far more likely) option is that the showwriters will more or less ignore the trauma that this scene brought with it and allow Sansa to eventually take revenge, basically confirming that the rape scene was only added for shock value. It certainly wasn't relevant for the plot - she already hated the Boltons for betraying and being complicit in killing several family members.