History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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18. Nice post!

Sun May 11, 2014, 08:02 AM

May 2014

I just couldn't get through the books--and for quite a few years there there I loved fantasy. Mostly because his build up was too slow, I think-- took too many books, and I lost interest. It was a few years ago, and I don't quite remember the books. Plus I got into women fantasy authors who take brutality to a next level. In all actuality between them, Martin and Jordan-- I was through. I can read history.

I just lost interest in the whole genre after years of reading it. Now my reading is light, or very heavy depending on my mood. I like certain urban fantasy, steampunk, cyberpunk, horror, and Sci-Fi. (that's the 'light" reading)

Your post makes me want to give it another shot, because while I don't watch much TV and will never watch the show-maybe I wasn't being fair to the books.

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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