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What do I you think about the way women are portrayed in Game of Thrones?

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Millie3030 · 13/04/2015 22:10

As the title says really, my husband watches it and loves it, but it annoys me, it seems like male titilation for me, half naked women, lots of prostitues, sex scenes and murder. But the main character is female and she seems a strong female character, and there are also other strong female characters in it.

What are your thoughts?

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almondcakes · 13/04/2015 22:19

I am divided on it.

On one hand, there is a really excellent range of female characters.

On the other hand, the level of sexualisation of female bodies is absolutely ridiculous. It is specifically the sexualisation of breasts and nudity. I watched all the different series in quick succession, and despite that fact that women are constantly naked for sexual reasons, there have been 2 or 3 scenes where women have been naked for other reasons - dragon woman once got changed and knight woman took a bath.

It is incredibly annoying, but I continue to watch for the characterisation.

The nudity would not be so annoying if it were applied to men too, like in Spartacus blood and sand where men and women were both sexualised. But Game of Thrones is just absurd levels of sexualising naked women.