Food for Thought

George R.R. Martin still doesn't understand the rape problem on 'Game of Thrones'

''Game of Thrones has run into its share of controversy since its debut on HBOback in 2011—and generally for a fairly consistent reason. Just like its source material, George R. R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire, the series has repeatedly used violence against women to shock or drive the plot forward. For instance, this season we saw Sansa Stark brutalized by her new husband, Ramsay Bolton, on screen, and back in season 3, there was that now-infamous Jaime and Cersei scene.

After the latest hailstorm of criticism involving the controversial Sansa storyline, Martin defended Game of Thrones’ use of violence against women in a conversation with Entertainment Weekly—and in the process, he completely missed the point as to why fans are so angry...''

by SABIENNA BOWMAN