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History of Feminism

bravenak

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3. The scene in the book was a rape scene to me. Whether she liked it or not does not factor in to me.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:35 AM

May 2014

She kept saying no, said she couldn't she was on her period, etc. It's not like she could call anybody to save her. They never have sex again in the book after this. People are starting to love the character, so they want to pretend that he's changed so much since he pushed an 8 year old boy out of a tower window. Or killed his cousin. Or slept with his sister while her husband was passed out drunk in the bed with her.
With all the rapes at crasters i am surprised that this is the one that is driving people nuts. Men don't always win. Look at theon. In the book i was sure he was getting raped.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] lostincalifornia May 2014 OP

I sat through two eps during a "free weekend" a few weeks back Doctor_J May 2014 #1

understood, but I have no doubt there are people out there, maybe more than we like to admit, that lostincalifornia May 2014 #2

The scene in the book was a rape scene to me. Whether she liked it or not does not factor in to me. bravenak May 2014 #3

I think because this was not part of the book, and why was it part of the screenplay. In other lostincalifornia May 2014 #5

There are so many deviations now that its not even the same story. bravenak May 2014 #8

Again with this idiotic bullshit excuse. redqueen May 2014 #4

That is true, but in this particular instance, it was not part of the book, and why was it included lostincalifornia May 2014 #6

Any adult with even a passing interest in feminism who spends more than 2 seconds speculating on why redqueen May 2014 #7

agreed lostincalifornia May 2014 #12

That is the issue lost. The showrunners are putting an emphasis on rape that Martin did not. seaglass May 2014 #11

This show seems to have a sub-text of sexually-related violence. yallerdawg May 2014 #9

For some parts it has a purpose. Daenerys is the best example of not only overcoming the abuse, but lostincalifornia May 2014 #13

The one thing they do not mention when they claim they have to show the rapes KitSileya May 2014 #10

I'm telling you ismnotwasm May 2014 #14

Funny how the producers can add sexual violence to Mr Martin's books intaglio May 2014 #15

Very good point. n/t seaglass May 2014 #16

it wasn't a rape scene TorchTheWitch May 2014 #17

Nice post! ismnotwasm May 2014 #18

I admit there was some stuff that I breezed past in the books TorchTheWitch May 2014 #19

I disagree. KitSileya May 2014 #20

I agree that it LOOKED like a rape scene TorchTheWitch May 2014 #21

I still disagree with you. KitSileya May 2014 #22

That was a very good read IronLionZion May 2014 #23