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do films showing rape glamourise it?

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darleneoconnor · 12/06/2011 19:29

Watched Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and I found the rape scene quite disturbing. I am of the opinion that having rape scenes in films glamourises it, leads to copycat behaviour and creates a demand for more (ie porn). Other feminists, though, disagreed with me.

Another probelm I have with rape scenes like that is that they perpetuate the myth that the only real rape is violent rape as opposed to acquaintance rape. (I felt the rape scene in Mad Men was well done, as it showed a more common rape scenario and aftermath).

What do MN feminists think of this?

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MillyR · 12/06/2011 19:37

The rape scene in the sequel to 'This Is England' was justified I thought, because it was extremely distressing and did show the the rapist was someone the victim initially thought she could trust, and happened in a domestic setting.