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http://www.thewrap.com/game-of-thron...e-pornography/“This cocktail of pornography and twisted plot lines must be denounced as socially irresponsible,” says National Center for Sexual Exploitation
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has denounced “Game of Thrones” for its “socially irresponsible” depictions of sexual violence.
“‘Game of Thrones’ has excelled in turning brutal sexual violence into mainstream entertainment,” Dawn Hawkins, the executive director of NCOSE, said at a press conference on Monday. “Since 2011, HBO has relentlessly brought the ambiance of torture pornography into American living rooms through ‘Game of Thrones’ explicit depictions of rape, incest, prostitution, and sexual violence. This cocktail of pornography and twisted plot lines must be denounced as socially irresponsible, especially in an age when American society is struggling to combat the crises of sexual assault and rape culture.”
The NCOSE has also placed “Game of Thrones” on its Dirty Dozen list for 2016, an annual publication that calls out all those the group feels are contributing to rape culture in the United States.
“While the 6th season premiere refrained from explicit sexually violent content due to backlash from the last season’s gratuitous rape scenes, one episode does not constitute a trend–the show runners must consistently work to prove that ‘Game of Thrones’ is no longer dedicated to normalizing sexual violence,” Hawkins said.
How do you feel about this?
Is there enough control on these cable shows?
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2016-04-27, 10:38 AM #1Banned
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‘Game of Thrones’ Accused of Promoting Rape Culture
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2016-04-27, 10:39 AM #2Herald of the Titans
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I don't know what this rape culture means. Is there any culture that accepts rape?
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2016-04-27, 10:42 AM #3Banned
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If it didn't exist then women all over the world wouldn't be standing up against it.
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2016-04-27, 10:43 AM #4Stood in the Fire
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Why are they accusing HBO?
A song of ice and fire series has been around for 20 years.
Why is it suddenly a problem now?
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2016-04-27, 10:44 AM #5Mechagnome
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they arent. you have Women in ACTUAL Rape cultures and women who wouldnt be caught dead in those countries trying to apply it to their own. Originally Posted by Tennisace
if Rape is ILLEGAL where you live. you dont live in country with Rape Culture.
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2016-04-27, 10:44 AM #6Banned
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People all over the world think the Earth is flat. Originally Posted by Tennisace
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2016-04-27, 10:44 AM #7Stood in the Fire
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Just because there are rapists in the world does not mean there is a "rape culture" Originally Posted by Tennisace
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In the developed world there is no rape culture. Does that mean no one gets raped? No. Originally Posted by Tennisace
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No they don't. Show me proof of this? Originally Posted by Etrayu
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2016-04-27, 10:46 AM #10Scarab Lord
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Free publicity!!! Originally Posted by QuiksLE
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2016-04-27, 10:46 AM #11Legendary!
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I was going to say, if you want to see something promote rape, I invite you to read Sword of Truth series. Only made it like 4 books into it and it's like a rape or mass rape every other page.
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Scenes I found unnecessary:
- Danaerys being raped by Drogo. Wasn't like that in the books, and it makes no sense that she would be severely raped for quite a while and then suddenly go "oh I'll change this" and then fall deeply in love with him. The book version made a lot more sense.
- Cersei being raped by Jaimie under Joffrey's dead body. Apparently this one wasn't even supposed to be a rape scene, since no one later acknowledges it. So it was just very bad screenwriting. In the books, they just have sex there.
- The rape of Craster's daughters by the mutineers was a little too explicit and exploitative for my taste. Gratuitous and unnecessary to show it like that.
Everything else (as far as I remember) was sort of acceptable to me, cause it made sense in the story and / or wasn't too gratuitous.
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2016-04-27, 10:46 AM #13The Unstoppable Force
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The middle east has rape culture. There is no rape culture in the west. Originally Posted by De thuong
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Ridiculous. Puritanism has no place in a civilized and modern society.
That's not really a compelling argument. Empirical evidence would fare much better. Originally Posted by Tennisace
"In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." Paradox of tolerance
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2016-04-27, 10:50 AM #15Deleted
GoT does take it a bit over the top; at times you can fast-forward over several minutes and not miss anything essential to the story. Idk what are they trying to prove. Pretending to be artistic by "shocking" with sex and nudity got old and boring decades ago, but rubbing it in the face like it would be the main content is getting just as annoying as some unneeded and unwanted biblical moral lecture would.
I saw a cartoon (which I can't find right now) where a TV producer told his underlings that they need new excuses to make porn. "How about we pretend having a plot?" And behold, Game of Thrones is born...Last edited by mmocf7a456daa4; 2016-04-27 at 10:55 AM.
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Funny you say this while western women seem to disagree. I know who I believe. Originally Posted by Wyrt
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2016-04-27, 10:51 AM #17Scarab Lord
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Enlighten me: which western culture accepts rape? Originally Posted by Tennisace
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How do they have rape culture? xD Originally Posted by Wyrt
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welcome to the real world life not living in utopia buddle of western culture - there are ton of culures that cultivate it till this day that in order to et a woman you need to abduct her and subdue. Originally Posted by De thuong
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2016-04-27, 10:54 AM #20The Lightbringer
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...What? I get the feeling you don't watch the show, none of the sex scenes are overly long or exceptionally explicit. You want to see some explicit and pointless sex scenes? You should see Strike Back. Originally Posted by Gahmuret
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