Not to mention the fact that there are Sandy Hook truthers out there! If people like that can exist after such a heinous event, it doesn't seem like there's any hope for us.

I feel like Seattle is one of the few places in the country where that crazy idea could actually work.

The sad thing is, so many reasonable people seem to have swallowed the "mental health = violence" paradigm, no doubt because of the way the conversation is consistently skewed by the media. I can't tell you how many people I discussed the Isla Vista shootings with who privileged the shooter's mental health and the…

Listen, Alyxandria: if the very idea that you might have internalized some aspects of rape culture* gets under your skin this much, you owe it to yourself to interrogate that discomfort. Sorry if that's hard for you to hear, or makes you feel "bullied".

Okay, well we're going to have to agree to disagree. I've watched the series up until this mid-season, and have been a faithful book reader along with my partner. We have been consistently horrified by the nonsensical, illogical changes to characters and plotlines, well before the show became a non-stop rape-a-thon.…

Is it really that hard for you to distinguish between "rape" and "rape culture"? If so, there's a marvelous tool out there called "Google" where you can search and educate yourself on such important distinctions.

Just because someone doesn't agree with this OP doesn't mean they internalized rape culture.

Thanks for confirming, bud.

RTFA.

Mmk, let me say this again: no, the TV adaptation does not follow the books "pretty closely" — this is part of the reason book readers are up-in-arms about consensual sex scenes being turned into rape scenes, etc.

Why is it the censorship lovers have the least favorites?

Are you trolling? You really think being violently raped is better than being in a taboo relationship? Please expand on this.

But unlike the author of the article, your opinion isn't supported by the TV show, as you have not illustrated said opinion with convincing examples (something the author did do). It's fine to disagree, but you have not engaged substantively with the author's piece at all and instead repeat that you just 'don't agree'…

*eye roll*. Try reading more carefully before you comment next time—I made it very clear that I was speaking to her defense of violence against women in this TV show and not violence against women in society at large. If anyone needs to get a grip here, it's you. We're discussing the topic of the article—I'm not sure…

Zzz.

You might have the "scan" part down, but you're a long way from "digest".

Do you read the books, or are you just trying to be salacious? Who would choose violent rape over a loving, romantic relationship with another person?

Why do all of the pro-rape culture commenters have the most favorites?? Reading this thread is depressing, but thanks for your comments (and others like you).

It's very hard to take you seriously.

You are literally defending the depiction of rape on the show, which does indeed put you firmly on the side of "heavily influenced by rape culture". No one is saying that you would defend a real-life rapist.