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There ARE depictions of sexual violence against men in both the Outlander and A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) book series (the latter of which has had at least three male victims so far—not as many male characters have experienced it as female characters have in the series, but then women experience sexual

Again. Thank you for articulating it. There are a LOT of ridiculous dismissals of work that people either haven’t read, or haven’t understood, on this thread. Glad someone else understands that depiction is not the same as endorsement.

Exactly. It’s included to shine a light on it, and mirror our own hypocrisy about violence (sexual and general) today.

That’s your opinion, and you’re entitled to it, even though you’re not correct. It’s hardly ‘rapefic’. Depiction is not the same as endorsement. We’re meant to be repulsed by the rapes themselves, as well as some of the characters’ reactions to it (see: Sansa and Cersei’s contempt for Lollys, even though they were

Didn’t see your comment mentioning you’d read it (or tried to)- not sure which rapes you’re referring to, as the first book is relatively tame (definitely see how one of the plots can be read as a White Savior narrative, although in the books, Essos is supposed to be a lot more ethnically diverse than it is often

Martin has sexual violence in the books, but it’s actually handled pretty well (as is his portrayal of violence generally—remember that Martin is a pacifist, and the books are an attempt to show both the attraction to AND horrors of war), and overall the books are quite feminist (there are well-drawn female characters

Gonna hop in to defend some of these. Outlander is set in an actual historical period where there was a lot of rape. It is treated respectfully (on the show and in the books), and portrays victims respectfully (it doesn’t change who they are, but it DOES have consequences—for example, characters get triggered when

Ours was called “Diversity Club” because why say what it was (Gay-Straight Alliance) when we can keep our clubs in the closet, too?

The Satanic Temple has been crushing it lately, though. Fuck yeah for Satan. I WISH Hillary was in league with them.

Although I don’t believe they’re wrong (porn IS a public health crisis), it’s not at all for the reasons they think. Because there is little to no comprehensive, medically-accurate, age-appropriate sex ed in most classrooms, kids turn to porn to find out how sex works, which has a negative impact on a sexual

I mean, maybe they can find Drumpf’s tax returns, while they’re at it?

That is offensive to Satan AND bungholes. (Also the Satanic Temple has been doing some great work trying to challenge bullshit TRAP and “religious freedom” discriminatory laws.)

What are you talking about? He has all the best words! The biggest word he knows is ‘words’, but still! BEST.

I don’t understand how “Bud costs the same for men and women” follows from “we want equal pay”—women currently do not get paid as much as men for the same work, so the cost for a woman in dollars/time working to buy a Bud would actually be greater than a man. Is Bud giving women a discount for their crappy beer? If

My favorite part is that she just pulls a brand-new racket out of her bag after throwing the mangled one aside. Like she plans for just such an occasion...

It won’t be. :( Guys like that are incapable of believing a woman or POC could POSSIBLY be the best person for the job when there are unemployed white men in the country.

“Your daughter will reject the religious and moral codes you raised her with,”

Never mind that the majority of undocumented immigrants entered the country legally—for example, overstaying a student or tourist visa—which means a wall will literally do nothing to stop the “problem” you’re using as your excuse for racist grandstanding.

“Doesn’t he preach inclusiveness, and everyone’s equal—” the cameraman begins.

She likes to think of herself as “Tywin with teats”, so it’s entirely possible.