[Flere821]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Sure, In terms of fiction of course.

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Let me ask you this though, when you see/read a character dies do you go "well at least he wasn't raped..."? Likewise if the character was tortured with whips and sharp knives I'm sure you wouldn't think "well at least they didn't touch his ass..."

In the end when it comes to fiction it's all about exposure; the line between what is acceptable individually simply comes down to 'getting used to it'... And believe me, people can get used to things very quickly. I'm sure there are arguments for why rape is preferred over death or even drug addiction by those that are conditioned by it.... I mean through stories of course.

(Also, all of these things can inflict mental trauma just as effective as rape.... )

Anyway my point isn't that rape is nothing to fuss about, quite the opposite actually, it's that let's not pretend it's any different or 'cheaper' from all the other horrors that could have been inflicted on a character.

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Death is the Lesser of Two Evil, and I wouldn't wish death or rape on any character. So you're right, I wouldn't go "well at least he wasn't >insert action here<". I stand by my point of of rape being different to death though, even if it's not cheaper. different =/= better or worse.

While you brought up the topic of drugs, I'd class that under the same as rape too. My view is that "(physical + psychological/emotional torment) > only physical or psychological/emotional torment". Rape would fall in the former while death/pain would fall in the latter.