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LadyHawkAZ

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13. I was talking about the book

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 09:51 PM

Dec 2011

haven't seen either of the movies, and probably won't. The story was not impressive enough to make me want to go see it in movie form.

I don't have issues with porn as it applies to consensual sex portrayed in media format. I have an issue with violence, though, and the portrayal of fictional violence against women as "normal". I consider a TV show like "Criminal Minds" with its portrayal of bizarre fictional sex crimes and dead, pretty women to be more damaging to women than any amount of XXX movies that just show people having sex.

And in what is now 15 years post-rape, I have never had a trigger moment in either news stories, movies, TV or books. Never, until this author came along. The graphic description was unnecessary and added nothing to the mediocre story. And if it can affect me like that, I hate to think what it might do to someone who does not have my coping skills. The book needs a trigger warning.

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Research from Geena Davis's Institute on Gender in Media [View all] redqueen Dec 2011 OP

it is too subtle for a lot of duers to see why this would be an issue. and the hittin over the head seabeyond Dec 2011 #1

It's overwhelming. redqueen Dec 2011 #2

my husband is the one that came to me about the book, girl tattoo seabeyond Dec 2011 #3

I found Dragon Tattoo incredibly triggering LadyHawkAZ Dec 2011 #4

i hear the new and improved version is even worse (or better depending how much you get off on this seabeyond Dec 2011 #5

I was talking about the book LadyHawkAZ Dec 2011 #13

that is interesting lady. seabeyond Dec 2011 #15

That's what I would expect, redqueen Dec 2011 #6

you asked, how could so many women be clueless. (well, that is not what you asked, seabeyond Dec 2011 #7

You reminded me of this shirt. redqueen Dec 2011 #8

Do not participate in your own exploitation. seabeyond Dec 2011 #9

Hah, yes... they do have other colors... redqueen Dec 2011 #10

you know what pisses me off. with this, we have now said yea to violent rape porn in our mainstream seabeyond Dec 2011 #11

Yep. redqueen Dec 2011 #12

If it had downplayed the rape scene by a lot LadyHawkAZ Dec 2011 #14

Just watched A League of Their Own last night. backtoblue Dec 2011 #16

"it is an epidemic that should be shamed and eradicated - not sold as recreation." CrispyQ Dec 2011 #17

And I caught Thelma & Louise again the other day Remember Me Dec 2011 #18