Yeah people always try to excuse it as well. They say it was consensual eventually. I’ve read the books and noooo she was a kid. It was pedophila all the way. What is consensual in world where you have no rights and independence anyway? The lengths people will go to defend the messed up mess that is Game of Thrones…

Yup anything with rape as it is commonly depicted is a show I will steer away from foreverrrr. I dont care how good everyone says it is. I do not need that energy in my life or my entertainment.

Ugh that whole men taking over women’s spaces hits too close to whats been happening in the Jezebel comments. They never let us have even one things to ourselves do they, even the things that are specifically about women.

Yup, if there’s anything we’ve learnt over the past few days, or the past few thousands years its that don’t trust men, doesn’t matter what banner they’re squatting under. Whether its democrats, republicans, hollywood types, farmhands...whatever. All we can do is use the resources we can to get more women in power.

Yeah, why is that. Out of all the names I’ve read on this thread so far, this one is the one I couldn’t accept. Even the rock i could see something going on but not Keanu.

Well since we’re doing this her marriage story is a bit weird. Her husband met her when she was 23 and he was like 34 or something and said they would most definitely be getting married in 2 years. And then they did. She wasn’t anyone big at that time and he was a millionare. I don’t know that whole story gives me bad…

I wish there was at least one major female superhero that was created by a woman, it feels like everything is created by men and we have to make do with the scraps. Well i guess first of all there would actually be a couple of major female superheros, at the moment wonder woman is the only stand alone one.

Having 1 or 2 women in the room is not going to change the narrative. Often when women are the minority they go with the status quo. And often women in power ge there only due to internalising the views of the patriachy.

Oh definitely, thats a whole issue of its own that gets covered in Jezebel every now and then. The whole men can’t write women without focusing on their bodies/sex/rape. So georfe r.r. martin is definitely guilty of all that. And somehow because some women get some power and some half way decent stroylines we’re just…

It’s definitely a running trend on Jezebel; whenever anything strongly feminist is published, something that strongly calls out men or mens culture,; the first couple of comments are always male commentors trying to deny it, criticise it etc. etc. Luckily these comments usually have less stars, and are followed…

Seriously, this needs to be its own genre. It would be my favourite type. Also H2o - just add water is a great show about girls becoming mermaids. Lots of underwater scenes, super relaxing and super nice. Its a kids show but its actually very entertaining. And has no sexism or racism. Just a very clean, mermaidy,…

All I can say is I am so damn glad im asexual. The more I grow up, the more I find out about the realities of people’s relationships, the realities of dating, the politics around sex, contraceptions, the side effects of contraceptives, the more I’m starting to see my asexuality as a blessing seriously.

My scary story is that every feminist space ever, gets run over with men and women are pushed out of every narrative ever and every feminist website has comments mostly by men and oh wait -_- That’s just reality.

I agree with you, a time of overt, in your face sexism channels in a time of overt in your face feminism. Just like in the 80s we might actually see huge changes benefitting women due to pushback against sexism (which is itself a backlash against feminism).

Its not just the last week, this has been going on for a while. Remember the google manifesto, and just the ongoing situation with the US politics. But I hope this is the breaking point, more and more and more women start coming forward in every facet of society, especially the women who are wealthy and powerful. I’m…

Its Game of Thrones, I’ve always had an issue with that show and how graphic it is. Bet you if that show was made and directed by women it would be so different in its portrayal of women.

Hey I still live at home and this is my situation with my family. But they’ve gone further then live and let live, they’ve actually actively encouraged it. My mums come around somewhat though. But still the last 12 months have been some of the worst of my life psychologically/mentally. But i guess its kind of worse in…

The ending where he’s like “i feel used and objected. I feel undervalued and exploited.” My face literally became the side eye emoji.

And I hope you speak about this with other men more. Or at the very least blog/comment about it more. Because we need heightened awareness around this.

Stretching out the time wouldn’t be that bad though. Surgeons should honestly be supported to have low stress. They do cut up us and patch us back up after all.