Rape Scenes

As bad as rape is, and as traumatizing as it is for the victims, you can't not show something on TV. If you stop showing rape, then people will want you stop showing death, torture, 9/11, animals being mis-treated, and soon you will have a load of censorship, and TV will probably become even more monotomous (sp? ) and lame. If you don't believe me, watch the two south park episodes "Cartoon Wars Part 1" and "Cartoon Wars Part 2"

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dagoth is right...if you can stop showing one thing, people will be wanting to stop loads of other stuff. =\ thats just how it is, while rape is something that some people find offensive, and it may makes rape victims recall their bad experiences..but the majority is still neutral or at least not against it. thats the way things are ><"

options:
1. bear with it
2. don't watch

thats about all you can do..

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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.

And JasperIk, how exactly is a person who has been raped supposed to fast forward the rape scene in a movie theater?

As said before, I am one that is definitely against censorship... I would just like to see the amount of rape scenes on television and in the movie theaters decrease.

And guys, the fact that rape scenes add to the emotion during a movie, shouldn't that go without saying? That's like saying the credits let you know who played who in the movie. Duh!

 

 

 

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Well, i always check movies before i watch them to see what kind of scenes they have. They can always just stand up and walk out for the scene. I always hate animals getting murdered in movies, and i close my eyes at those scenes, or walk away/fast forward.

Rape scenes adding emotion to a movie, doesn't really make sense compared to credits in a movie...so um what?

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Well it is simple! We should not make money out of naything like that, but hey that is exactly what sells best today! At the end, we-consumers are thos who support that industry. If we didn't buy all this movies and porn and watch is in cinemas and computers, the whole industry would go down very soon. If you feel that is is wrong that industries show that sort of violence, you shouldn't watch it and tell your friends not to watch it and all the world not to watch it - just think about what your sucess rate would be? In my opinion, not very high! So, it is right that you are crittical to this stuff, but be sure not to bother yourself too much with problems like this, because it will only attach you to them and the result will be your unhappiness!

Best whishes

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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...

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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