Rape Scenes

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

There is already a "load of censorship" on the television and what-not. Most of television is monotonous and lame as it is just the same few stories with different names and in different settings. Every reality television show, but let us not get started on reality t.v.

Yeah, I know...but I was just saying I don't want it to get even worse than it is already. Because there would be so little story lines to do. And soaps would die Because they seem to involve death/rape/beating people up/fights/bad things/etc...

[velma 6]

Hello,Jumping to the topic, I don't mind rape scenes on T.v if they are depicted in the right fashion and the movie asks for it but If it is senselessly added and shown in a crass manner then I can agree to the protests. But when we can watch people having sex for pleasure on T.v then I guess we have to be mature enough to understand a rape scene. Yes I do agree that when we switch the channel saying that it is disgusting, We are ignoring reality in a way.I don't think people would tolerate it if a rape scene or any sensitive topic was shown in an insensitive way. If a movie is based on a true story about a little girl being raped then I don't think that you should think about the actor bing scarred for if they were not ready or their representatives think they cannot handle the role then they would have never done the movie.Actors mature mentally and physically very rapidly after they enter the film industry due to situations, stress and roles. If you worry about the mental health of the actor then you are left with only options:1: Either do the movie with an adult actor even if the role demands for a girl.2: Don't do the movie at all and ignore the issue as if it does not exist or you can have a narration when the scene is to happen.:unsure:I believe that when an actor gives out a brilliant performance in a rape scene which is hard enough..They have morphed into the character feeling the pain themselves...It does not scar them but just makes them even mature. The performance by "Charlize Theron" and "Elisabeth Shue" as prostitutes who get raped in "Monster" and "Leaving Las Vegas" respectively were brilliantly depicted...The way they felt the pain but reacted in different ways. I n short I dont think we should freak out when a rape scene is shown on T.v unless it is a scene for a crass soap then I think they should be banned

[arnz 0]

I dont mind watching them on TV, although I only see them very rarely. But I agree with what the others said, the actors are mature enough to play the role, and if it is depicted in a fashion which is required by the movie (eg movies based on a true story). I have to agree if it was portrayed in a insensitive or inappropriate way, then I can understand people not being able to tolerate it.Considering the censorship those days, some scenes are usually cut back in some form, and theres not much to freak about - unless said otherwise about insensitive portrayal.

[Acidify 0]

Most people who are saying they are ok with rape screens have no family close to them have ever been raped. Movies should allow those kind of scenes ethier. Its terrible when youre watching a movie with a family member that has been raped and next thing you know someone in the movie is raped! It makes you feel unconfertable and you can just turn the tv off or walk out the room. Rape scenes are not needed and wrong. Americans are addicted to sex and porn also. The majority of males on this forum watches porn. I just hope no one here watches porn rape screens or taboo type porn. Porn is all about fantasizing. Now if you fantasize about raping someone or chocking them, then youre a sadistic pervert. I dont see how any gentleman can be turned on by that. So if you watch taboo or rape screen porn, you dont have to wonder if youre a pervert or potential rapist...because you are.

[JasperIk 0]

Most people who are saying they are ok with rape screens have no family close to them have ever been raped. Movies should allow those kind of scenes ethier. Its terrible when youre watching a movie with a family member that has been raped and next thing you know someone in the movie is raped! It makes you feel unconfertable and you can just turn the tv off or walk out the room. Rape scenes are not needed and wrong.
Americans are addicted to sex and porn also. The majority of males on this forum watches porn. I just hope no one here watches porn rape screens or taboo type porn. Porn is all about fantasizing. Now if you fantasize about raping someone or chocking them, then youre a sadistic pervert. I dont see how any gentleman can be turned on by that. So if you watch taboo or rape screen porn, you dont have to wonder if youre a pervert or potential rapist...because you are.

It's funny how people say that Americans are obsessed with sex, when for the most part what is shown on tv is limited compared to what other countries show.

And you don't know anything Acidify, you say that most people who are okay with rape scenes don't know anyone who has been raped, well guess what? You are wrong. It just means people are able to move on and just be like whatever it's fake. Theres always going to be something in movies that offend someone, you just have to remember it's fiction. And none of these people are saying they like the rape scenes, they are just stating they don't care if they are in movies or not.

[velma 6]

Most people who are saying they are ok with rape screens have no family close to them have ever been rapedI do not understand why you said that. So are you implying that everyone who fights against rape scenes have had family members raped???Also if we connect movies with personal every time then the only movies we might watch might be NONE. You are saying as if all those scenes should be banned because they happen in real life.. It is something like asking for a scene where a person has died prematurely should be cut just because you lost someone close to you. You have to understand the reason the scene is there... I don't mind realistic scenes if it is shown properly and not glamorized like in soap operas. I agree with the scenes for it helps viewers connect with the victim and gives them a reality check of the other side of the coin...It takes some maturity to understand the reason why a scene has been depicted in a movie. I don't agree with crass movies but prefer realistic movies any day.

[Zee iShow 0]

Rape scenes sometimes actually are teaching kids this junk and start talking about it at school. Say there was a little kid. She would watch a movie her parents were watching. It had rape scenes in it. She would go around and say "sorry I won't go with you, I might get raped". She would be paranoid.I'm not saying that everyone who watches them would get paranoid all of a sudden, I don't know, it just teaches kids junk.

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I just found this by accident, I don't no why but I really cannot watch rape scenes. This only seemed to happen to me a few years ago when I hit 18. Maybe I realised that these occurences are real and separated this from fantasy. But I cant even listen to someone getting raped. I was watching a film with my male friend (I am female) a week ago and a rape scene came on and I couldn watch it so I turned away. I was suprised at how recoiled I became and affected and he didnt flitch an eyelid. Its probably a gender thing? I think rape does need to be talked about, and the after effects need to be shown. Most people gain education now days from the TV, so what I am trying to say is yes there is a need, but very very closley policed. Like not glamourised, or if there is not a need for it. Sometimes I feel the actual rape does not need to be shown, we all know what occurs in a rape. The knowledge that someone got rape at times may be enough, I do agree though that actually visually seeing this affects you alot more. It is just a troublesome fact that some may gain ideas from watching rape scenes. But a film cannot get blamed for peoples actions, the individual who carries out these things is to blame.

I for one though cannot sit through watching one, I would not stop any others from watching it though, I feel a strong message needs to be put into any film with such criminal and upsetting scenes that justify showing it.

Hope it makes sense! 

-reply by Ariel

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I feel actress/actors really don't care because they are out for the money and not how people really care, myself there is some really sick people out there that gets off watching it and some innocent people or kids are getting hurt.

-reply by cocern

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rape scenesRape Scenes<p>to the person who said its america porn is everything. Unless your a sick **** then I think any movie with a rape scene should have a little rs by the rating. I can take blood gore and whatever else but God damn those rape scenes idk how anyone could sit there and watch it. I just watched the new last house on the left and wanted to ****ing shoot the producer I will have a heart attack at the age of 20 soon if I see another it gets me so pissed. **** that keep a movie good skip the scene or let us know its in there.</p>-reply by bruce Sobocinski

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As we all know rape happens in everyday life and is a tramatic experience. If you want to watch a movie were a woman is tortured (raped) then that is your sick mind. I check the ratings before I watch a movie or let my kids watch it, but the problem with that is there is no key identifier to let me know there is rape in the movie. I don't want to see it, I hear enough about it on the news. I can get just as close to the victim knowing she was raped, I don't want/need to watch it. 

My question is why is rape entertainment?

-reply by karrie

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Now that the Hounddog film has been released and viewed, it seems that the big uproar about Dakota Fanning portraying a rape victim was a bit overblown. 

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I'm with you on the negative influences and messages rape scenes can send, especially to kids.  At the same time, you could sack up as a parent and, idk, actually TALK to your kids about it.  That thought ever occur to you?  Maybe learning some facts about what rape is, why rape is bad, how to be careful, etc. From an actual PARENT could have a positive influence on kids.  Oh, that's right, now I remember.  This is America, where it is NEVER the parent's job to talk to kids about uncomfortable things. Otherwise they may actually learn something about the world.  No, you're right.  We'll leave our kids educations to TV, music, movies, and the Internet.  God knows those are the best teachers out there.  Grow a pair and actually BE A PARENT!

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It is most probable that why you cannot bear watching a rape scene is a 'gender thing'. It happens and is natural, not only with a rape scene...But with any such depiction that victimise a particular group of individuals...Ethnic, religious, gender anything. Because when you watch it on the screen you can understand it rather feel it to a relatvely greater intesity than any other person. Being a female makes you closer to the victim in the movie in all respect relative to your male friend. Exactly same can happen with a person belonging to a particular ethnic group if he/she watches a depiction of violence against the group which he belongs to...

even if one has no close person a victim of any injustice, one can associate oneself with an onsreen drama...And it is all about being sensitive to a particular issue... 

-reply by cbrain

[salamangkero 0]

A lot have been said about this topic, including a few obscenities. There are, however, a few key points I'd like to explore:

The world/America is addicted to sex.

Unless we are talking about porn films here, where rape scenes would hardly be an issue amidst other perversions, I think this statement would be an injustice to a lot of films that don't really focus solely on rape, or sex, for that matter. I would be first to admit that rape is actually a very powerful driving force in the plot of any story, it is almost certain to be a reason for revenge, an explanation for a character's aloofness, an explanation for a character's existence or a manifestation of an antagonist's perversity... or a combination of those.

Then again, there are those soft porn flicks masquerading as "indie" movies. I've watched a few of these... uh, art films and while I must admit that some of them offer superb acting performance, tackle profound issues (other than sex)and generally, present a viewer with a reality that is so far removed from the altruistic perfection of the silver screen, there are also a few abrupt side scenes featuring nudity (and sometimes, rape) that contribute nothing at all to the plot. In this issue, I would suppose, much thought should be given not to whether rape was the entire point of the film (I mean, we have films that hinge on very singular concepts too) but on whether rape was all there is to the film.

Most people who are saying they are ok with rape screens have no family close to them have ever been raped... Rape scenes are not needed and wrong.

Ignoring the rather hasty, judgemental statement about having no relative or friend who had been victim to rape, would this statement mean that anything that could possibly offend a fraction of the population should NOT be shown on visual media? Say I have a friend who has been fired from her job. It had been a very traumatic experience for her to be fired by a company she was loyal to. Now we go to a movie and, guess what? We see a guy getting fired on screen. Should tears well up in her eyes and sobs escape her lips? Should I be outraged and mutter, "People who are okay with job termination scenes have NEVER EVER had anyone close to them get fired. That scene was so totally unnecessary!"

Sad as it may be and non-ideal as the world is, rape is very much a reality people should face and be wary of. It is, at the moment, very much a part of life as dinner and beggars and airlines and lunatics and elevators. You may not encounter them everyday but you know they're there. To deny the reality of rape, to blanket it with a plain text or narration or to sugar-coat it with uber-subtle "hints" (such as groans, moans and screams accompanying a blurry silhouette) would be to insult the intelligence of the audience. It would be as horrible as implying that you are showing a movie to a bunch of idiots with the mind of six-year old children incapable of separating make-believe from their own bubble of reality. Though, of course, if you were actually showing it to actual six year old kids, then, that's a different issue, one that involves parental guidance, which brings me to...

Rape scenes... are teaching kids this junk... She would watch a movie her parents were watching... She would be paranoid.

The blame here, methinks, lies on the parents, not on the film. I mean, if the movie was properly labelled as R-18, NC-17 or even PG-13, they should have taken the cue and watched it, y'know, somewhere private. Or after the kids have gone to sleep. (Unless, of course, the DVD has a Spongebob Squarepants cover, I mean, wouldn't that be a, rather unpleasant, surprise for the entire family now? )

Also, am I also wrong in inferring that this statement presumes kids to be idiots? I mean, look, they're watching Taken, do they think, "Oh no, I'm gonna get kidnapped?" They're watching the Ring, do they think, "I'm not gonna watch cartoons anymore on the off-chance the image turns to static and then?" They're watching Resident Evil, do they think, "I'm gonna shut myself inside the house?"

My question is why is rape entertainment?

Rape, in and of itself, is an entertainment to certain sectors of the society I would not admit to being part of.

Aside from that, however, (meaning for average people) rape in and of itself does not consist entertainment. It's in how the victim overcame her... trauma. It's in the hero guy who avenged his daughter. It's in the orphan who struggles to be accepted by a world that frowns on parentless children.

Maybe learning some facts about what rape is, why rape is bad, how to be careful, etc. from an actual PARENT could have a positive influence on kids.

I'm not sure about the culture there but... I don't know, seriously, how many of you guys had "the talk"? I got my basic sex ed from school, a few more advanced stuff online and morals from the news. At first, it was like, "If someone rapes anyone, he or she will rot in jail," which was just fine, since kids don't have firm morality yet so, for the moment, fear of punishment would do. When I grew up and learned to put myself on other people's shoes, well, I knew why rape is wrong. I'm not presuming to actually understand rape victims, simply that I can think of the issue and decide for myself why it's right or wrong... but I digress, I suppose. In any case, I think this one depends on one's parenting style. (Don't ask me, I don't plan on having any kids) If you guys can actually make it work without being too awkward, then fine, go ahead, talk to your kids. If not, well, regulate what media they are exposed to, at least, until they can do some thinking for themselves. Still, I think kids nowadays are pretty smart, if you actually give them credit. Still, one thing I agree with is that you should NEVER park your kids in front of the TV for education. Not even if it's an educational show, much less a crime drama with rape scenes or, heaven forbid, a hardcore porn flick. Be a parent; kids learn more through human-to-human interaction. Human-to-media learning should only be supplementary, NEVER the main means of education. Even for topics like rape and sex. ESPECIALLY for topics like rape and sex.