Game of Thrones TV Thread **HBO-Purists ONLY**

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Upset by rape scene; disappointed with lack of violent death of beloved character scene.

Makes sense.

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Upset by rape scene; disappointed with lack of violent death of beloved character scene.

Makes sense.

how you can connect the 2 makes zero sense.

Martin is a known misogynist and the HBO people are putting in extra rape scenes for their own purposes. I also think from a character development standpoint, the rape of Sansa is terrible.

I'd guess that the number of battle scenes in GoT that didn't result in fatality can be counted on one hand. There was no reason that fight had to end so unsatisyingly.

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how you can connect the 2 makes zero sense.

Martin is a known misogynist and the HBO people are putting in extra rape scenes for their own purposes. I also think from a character development standpoint, the rape of Sansa is terrible.

I'd guess that the number of battle scenes in GoT that didn't result in fatality can be counted on one hand. There was no reason that fight had to end so unsatisyingly.

I have a feeling that you cannot comprehend the link because you harbor irrationally imbalanced feelings regarding these two acts of violence.

GRRM is a known misogynist? This is not known to me. All I've heard is people giving him accolades for how he writes females. But I also haven't really dug into who he is and all that. Care to elaborate?

I don't disagree that the Sunspear fight was poorly choreographed, poorly set up, and abruptly ended-- but I'm not sure why I'm saying this since I never argued otherwise.

I mean, look, here is what you are arguing: Writers should back off of story arcs completely or write them unnaturally to avoid the inclusion of rape, an act of violence that is sadly part of this world, and certainly part of a medieval styled world.


Now here's something to think about, all those who are outraged at the writers over this almost certainly did not express the same sort of outrage when Bodie executes Wallace. Why? Both shows depicted disgusting and deeply upsetting realities of the world, but one is understood as a sophisticated exploration of dark themes and a window into the unseen underside of our society, while the other is treated as a profane and gratuitous choice by the writers. What is the difference? Both plots naturally progressed to these heinous acts of violence.

TL;DR: Is television, like college campuses, now subject to strict censorship to provide a SJW safe zone for anyone who may or may not feel uncomfortable with the topic of rape?