Rape Scenes

[dangerdan 0]

I do not think that there should be a ban on this kind of stuff on television. Frequently television shows tackle strong and hard hitting topics not just to gain viewers but also to raise awareness and encourage people to speak out if they have. Many soaps in the UK are now followed by a "if you have been affected by the issues portrayed here called the X-helpline on :.....". I think that this goes beyond rape, it includes domestic violence, child abuse, abortion, drug abuse and mental health. I think that as long as these issues are afforded the appropriate respect given the context and time of day, that it is, unfortunately, simply representative of society.

[iGuest 3]

America is addicted to sex. Porn is a 8-billion dollar industry. Until something changes, I think rape scenes and sex scenes in general will stick around and always be there. Although I do agree with you when you say that people who have been raped must feel horrible when they see it on TV again. Kind of reliving their experience.
That's America for you though. Money money money .

I am a victim of rape. I'll admit, it could have been worse, it was my older cousins best friend. It was horrible. Let me tell you what it feels like to flick through tv, or go and see a movie that has a rape scene in it. First off, I do try to AVOID them at all costs. If my friends are going to see a movie and I read that it's an 18+ movie with 'strong sex and violence' then I dont even bother going. But I was watching the book of eli not that long ago and though the rape scenes aren't that bad, even that emitted a deep fear within me that I cant even explain. It starts like fire at the pit of your stomach, and scortches through each vein, making you want to run for the door or fight back tears. Every muscle down below tightens, and your legs clamp shut, yet you want to stay there. Because somethings telling you instinctivly that you dont want that poor girl to suffer alone as you had, either that or your too scared to move. Hope that wraps it up for you! And I am fighting to try and get it off the tv, MoscoMoon666 is my youtube account where I recently did a vlog on rape scenes in movies. The people who moan about how to deny this kind of things in movies is to deny 'life' are just *BLEEP*s. We know it happens, but victims would like to live their life normal without always being reminded of what happened to them. The constant reminders have made it very difficult for me to get close to any male, as a result i've been single for 6 years and im now more interested in women. I would love to let some really nice guy in, but I just cant. Especially when reminded what happened to me and what gender caused it, nearly every single day.

~ Mosco x

[iGuest 3]

Unfortunately, removing rape scenes from mainstream media will only have a detrimental effect overall. True, rape has been around forever, and true, we all know it happens. However, what we young people do not realize is that it is only in the last 40 or 50 years that society has widely acknowledged the occurrence of rape and been willing to confront the issue openly. Historically, rape was something women dealt with secretly (and with much personal shame). It was a subject that was simply not discussed. Rapists went largely unpunished. I shudder to think of all the helpless young women who were "encouraged" to marry their rapists because of the resulting pregnancies. We would rather have our women suffer with repressed memories and post-traumatic stress disorders than confront the dirty evils right before us. It is no coincidence that our willingness to confront this issue correlates with the appearance of rape in media. It brings it to our attention and makes us more comfortable talking about it. We routinely label TV shows as "entertainment." Granted, most of TV is designed to entertain, but on the periphery, TV also functions as art--art that peels back the veil and lends us a glimpse at our own ills and perversions. Removing rape from the media will only serve to push the subject back underground where it has festered and consumed for thousands of years. I have the utmost sympathy for rape victims and I completely understand not wanting to see something like that depicted on the screen. However, to make the case that rape should be banned from media, you have to make the case that those depictions harm society as a whole--not just a small segment of it. I would argue that, overall, it actually benefits us because of everything I just mentioned above. If you don't believe me, we need only look at a contrasting society--a society where you would never witness a rape scene on TV or in a movie. I'm thinking of places like Taliban controlled Afghanistan where rape victims are routinely murdered so as to maintain family "honor." That is the sort of society you get when discussions of rape are not permissible. For better or worse, the media defines the subjects our society is willing to discuss. You cannot separate our modern-day, progressive, "don't blame the victim"-attitude towards rape from the media depictions of these terrible crimes. One final point: If you look up discussion forums of people whose families or friends have been murdered, you will find them saying the same things about murder depictions on TV and in movies--how they should be banned and removed because it is too much for them to watch. The same goes for people who have had cancer or lost someone to the disease. My sister lost her best friend to cancer. She simply refuses to watch anything cancer-related. People who have almost drowned cannot sit through an episode of Baywatch. The point being, there is no end to the list of possible traumas people suffer in life and virtually every depiction in media parallels someone's trauma. Rape is certainly one of the worst, but I do not see how media restrictions could be justified here unless we are willing to cater to everyone. If we did, there simply would not be anything we could put on TV. I hate to sound so callous, but people who would be offended or traumatized by a particular show or movie should not watch that movie. It really is that simple.

[filmdesire 0]

Rape scenes are quite uncommon actually. However, I do agree with the point that writing in rape scenes where it is not used to reflect the seriousness and wrongness of the topic, it is obviously wrong.For example, the move Clockwork Orange was criticised extensively for showing rape scenes excessively. However a foreign film Irreversible, was highly credit for an 8-minute long rape scene in which the cinematography featured was still and very unsettling for the audience. All you could really see was a distant struggle and the victims screams which were tightly concealed by her rapists paws. The scene was highly credited for its innovation of general cinematic techniques, however the rape scene is one of the key sequences that are shown today to in film theory classes where one studies 'shocking cinema'. I can understand your concern. But the truth of the matter is, the reality of rape (and not corny-porn rape), is that it is a very serious situation, and if the film/tv drama you watch does not reflect that, then write a review about it. But I think it's correct to stereotype films and tv dramas in general. I hope I was of some help. If you wish ask me something, then please do reply and I'll get back to you.

[iGuest 3]

Humans are naturally barbaric. While we try to get rid of our primal insticnts, were still animals. Rape, murder, and violence is all part of our society because we really can't live without it. People who try to censor these things are just a bunch of idiots pretending that stuff like this doesn't exist. So I disagree with you. I right a story that has characters who talk about going through brutal sexual abuse and even scenes were people get raped because I'm trying to show people that everything we do and everything we try to hide is what life is. If you can't deal with the fact that there is rape on television that you might as well not have a TV.

[Darkyo13 0]

i liek salamangkero postalso i would like to tell you a movie that i did not agree with that rape scene even if it looks more real then in 300look at the movie Irreversiblethe other movies like 300, etc.. i don't have a problem with the rape scenes but in Irreversible it was to much..

[iGuest 3]

Hello,Does anyone here perhaps knows the movie were the mum of the main character get raped to death by the bad guys (like vikings or something). I remember seeing it multiple time and really find it horrofying, but can not remember which movie it was.thanks alot,greets from Holland