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Originally Posted by kyp275
Bingo, you hit it right on the nail. It's ironic that so many people claims to champion the cause of equal rights, yet in their zeal so many swings so far over to the other side that they themselves starts to discriminate against others.
Reverse discrimination is not any better.
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It's been said time and again that it's not about the situation, but how often it is used. If a guy plays the "damsel in distress" role, it might be fine at first, but if it's used again and again it will reach saturation point eventually and more people will start complaining as well. However, this is why I don't really agree with calling the show "sexist" because it isn't really doing that (at least not to my definition of sexism).
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Originally Posted by kyp275
Err, I don't think anyone, on either side of the debate, was saying anything remotely close to what you're saying.
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Of course, this wasn't actually happening and was just my stupid delusion, therefore I put in
almost. One side is only arguing the use of rape in fiction is unacceptable, while the other side is arguing that "it's not that bad". Nothing remotely suggesting what I said.
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Originally Posted by kyp275
Of course not, but at the same time, don't whine about it if it IS part of the story, as it's also not an instant deal-breaker if it's there. Besides, there's always My Little Pony if this is too "dark" for you.
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I meant to not use the "realism" card to defend an argument, for example: "X" is OK because it has "realism" isn't too much of an argument. It's better to explain how Sugou is such a bastard and how he takes advantage of Asuna in the context of the story. "Reality is like that as well" is such a lazy explanation because it doesn't explain anything.
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Originally Posted by Znail
Well, at least rape isn't as over used as people dying in fiction as while there is now the threat of rape so is that rather pale compared to the 4000 or so people that already have died in this story. But people are so used to people dying in fiction that most doesn't even react to it anymore.
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Sad as one might think, that's the "reality" of it. Rape is generally less acceptable in fiction than death. Don't ask me why.