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Ha - hardly

I have complained about the show sexing up the books in the past (to the extent of making a consensual act (Dany/Drogo) in the books into what was clearly a rape on the show). The relative absence of bewbage so far this season is a Good Thing.

However, in terms of portrayal of sexual violence, it is still much tamer than historical England (or historical anywhere, really). Most "period" pieces gloss over this aspect, to the extent that (for example) a psychopath like Henry VIII is viewed as a bit of a laugh. I don't think his contemporaries, the fathers of all the girls he decided to "take" or indeed most of his wives saw him that way.

Posted By: Old Man on May 4th 2016 at 14:35:54

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PM: Old Man, BWoD. Gamer Frewns. CONTAINS SPOILERS. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 10:14:01
- Get outside! the weather's lush (General Chat) - CauldRon, May 4, 12:51:00
  - Going for a run right now. Endcliffe park, Nodge 2012/13 home shirt. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 12:54:35
- Are you lot ok?? I mean....REALLY??? (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, May 4, 12:34:32
  - Problem? (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 4, 12:47:25
- Spoilz (General Chat) - Old Man, May 4, 12:14:24
  - ^^^ trying very hard to justify watching rapey t'n'a ^^^ (General Chat) - Old Git, May 4, 14:27:18
    - Ha - hardly (General Chat) - Old Man, May 4, 14:35:54
- questions for you Dungeonmaster (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 4, 11:13:06
  - Spoilz (General Chat) - Old Man, May 4, 12:11:31
    - Final Question (spoilers natch) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 4, 12:54:24
      - Dennis Pennis (General Chat) - archroy, May 4, 20:58:09
      - Think (spoilz) (General Chat) - Old Man, May 4, 14:08:00
      - Oh wow. Dennis Pennis leads to a massive potential spoiler. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 12:57:27
        
        i heard Ser Michael of Strutter flies in on a cokestorm and machine guns all the icemen (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 4, 13:01:01
  - Right. Old Man can probably do chapter and verse, but ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 11:36:03
    - It's making more sense now. Seems to be building up to a ruckus, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, May 4, 12:34:49
    - Littlefinger - SPOILERS REDUX (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 4, 11:57:08
      - He was only ever using SPOILERS (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 12:03:16
- Oi oi, Geek Boy fancies himself as a TV reviewer now (General Chat) - Real Man, May 4, 10:53:47
  - Although, thinking about it... (SPOILERS CONTINUE) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 4, 11:06:00

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