The show does provide us with some of the best female characters I've ever seen depicted on TV, and I understand we're getting even more next season. There is a reason legions of fangirls are rabid for Arya, Brienne, and Daenerys. Lena Headey is still one of my favorite villains. Those of us on #teamSansa got…

This. The books are dark and rapey and so is the tv show. Yes, the show creators take liberties with the books but so do all tv adaptations - look at True Blood, the show is nothing like the books.

That's a good point, but I think this article focused a lot on the ambiguity of the Jaime-Cersei rape because it mirrors some awful preconceptions about sex that "excuse" rape (the author even takes the time to list them). Which is a more specific critique, but also, and I may get flayed alive for saying this, there…

She helped establish Theon's sex-driven character to further enhance his castration, and she was a pretty likeable character which really helped establish Joffrey as a total psychopath. Finally, her death was set up by Littlefinger which reinforced what a total shit that guy is.

I agree that the sept scene was awful and poorly done and that sometimes they handle violence against women clumsily. Still, GoT arguably has the highest number of interesting and well developed female characters on TV. Choosing to focus only on what they get wrong feels off to me. It's throwing out the baby with…

I have yet to read an article that explains why depicting graphic physical violence/maimings/murder is fine, but depicting sexual violence is not. Especially in the case of GoT, where the sexual violence has always been perpetrated by "villain" characters.

I have to differ: Drogo and Dany's first time was rape in the novels, too. Even if Drogo tried to make it better for her, understanding the situation she's in, the whole matter of being sold into marriage against her wishes and then having sex against her wishes, that's still rape.

"Oh, Game of Thrones. Could it be we've gone a few weeks without a rape? Or should I say, rapes."

He was, and that's why they killed him. This is after he is dead. I'm a reader of the books and I was very puzzled by her saying that's not in the books. Half the fight is about food, but half the fight that kills Craster is about the women. You think they just left after they killed him, seems a bit naive?

There was so much more sexual violence in the books. Particularly during the King's Landing riot and at Harrenhal. I do think seeing the events at Craster's came off really badly in ways they didn't intend after the horrible sept scene. But yeah, to compare the show unfavorably to the books in this regard is…

You should probably rethink your hypothetical thing that we shouldn't tolerate when it's a description of this year's Academy Award winner for best picture.

The Jamie-Cersei rape scene was a horrible, rape-culture-drenched mistake. They should do more to correct that, including changing the scene for future replays/syndication.

If your ability to scan and digest information is limited, that's not my problem.

Agreed.

The "rape at Craster's wasn't in the books" line is pretty flimsy. It was very clear that the mutineers were hanging around Craster's and raping the women in the books, too, we just never had anyone present see it happen. Nor are the rapists/rapes even remotely portrayed positively or with any sympathy for the rapists…

Rape is real and horrendous. I don't see Game of Thrones glamorizing rape at all. It's very ugly about its portrayal, as it should be.

I understand that not everyone has the same interests. That is not a problem. The reason this article got my eyes rolling at LDR is this: feminism exists to address some pretty basic issues of safety, autonomy, and dignity. When I think of feminism I think of the struggle to ensure that female children get an…

It's confusing to some people because honestly, the idea that women as a class can and should be as empowered as men doesn't seem that radical or hard to get behind. Maybe it's not your hobby or your career, but why would you be unsupportive of it?

I dunno. I'm a person of color and if I said that "Oh you know anti-racism and civil rights, it's like watching paint dry amirite?" I think people would be understandably pissed. She's building her dumbass career and persona on some antiquated feminine icons though so I'm not really shocked.

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