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That was clearly not the poster's argument. But at the risk of feeding a troll, yes, from a literary perspective the rape was made that much more shocking due to the fact that this was one of two on-screen rapes we have thus far witnessed—and that it happened to Cersei, for whom this was a crushing reminder of her…

I hope it's willful interpretation. Otherwise it's just another example of the woeful inadequacy of our society's understanding of the meaning of consent.

The trouble with this article is that its initial interpretation of the scene in the book is wrong. Cersei says no. However feebly she might have been saying it, Cersei still said no. She CONTINUED to say no the entire time Jaime was taking off her clothes. GRRM even goes so far as to write: