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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
No. Not at all. It's Still bad.
I'm not saying there is such a thing as "good" rape. Or that certain rape is ok. But I understand how it can serve the story.
My issue is more with how the show runners seem tone deaf on rape. I don't think the way they handled it served Sansa's story.
But you're right, it's easier to read when is a minor character. I'll will concede to that.
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I do wonder if the showrunners aren't doing some of it just because it seems to be expected. But then perhaps this is supposed to reflect the age they are living in and it was common?
It is difficult to apply today's set of cultural standards against something that is supposed to be so different even though it sounds so similar.
On a more philosophical note - we know it is difficult not to whitewash history - "history is written by the winners" and so on. How do you apply present day standards to works of fiction that are written in the present day. Some schools pan Huck Finn because of the descriptions that he used, and I believe that is wrong. But does Martin deserve the same free pass since he is writing today? Maybe not for this thread, but something to consider.