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Originally Posted by Khaleesi.
Except Cersei is CLEARLY saying no throughout the scene so I'm not really sure there's any way I could be misunderstanding it...if someone is saying no then they aren't giving consent so it's rape. There's literally no other way this scene can be interpreted.
Besides all forms of literature are open to interpretation and even the author of the books this series is based on has come out and said the scene wasn't how he wanted it to be.
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That's practically the definition of dubcon- saying "No, stop" but actually enjoying and wanting it. You aren't supposed to be sure it's consensual or not, and you never have 100% proof of it being either unless the creators say so. The only ones with authority over this matter are the people who made the episode, which includes the director. If no one else on the production team for that episode steps forward and disputes that claim, I'll have to side with the director.
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Originally Posted by PureStorm
A lot of violence and controversial things happen in GoT, so it was no surprise to see a rape scene between torture, murder, robbery etc. scenes. However, what's disturbing is that an influential person sort of denied that what happened was an act of violence when it clearly was, for all to see.
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There's nothing wrong with consensual violence, and since the director said the character consented, there is no problem. I really don't understand the anti-rape culture we live in. Everyone gets so angry about anything even remotely dubious, and then the writer suffers because people hate their work for unjust reasons. Nobody can have rape fantasies anymore or else they're frowned upon and called out. While I don't disagree that rape is a bad thing, I think it's completely ridiculous that people make a huge deal about dubcon scenes that the creators said were consensual.