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I'm pretty sure rape is a serious enough thing in Eorzea (and perhaps beyond).Â
Given that, I'm also pretty sure:
Men rape women.
Women rape men.
Men rape men.
Women rape women.
A mix of the sexes rape a single sex.
Or a single sex rapes a mix of the sexes.
Now then! From a storytelling point of view, do you know what kind of rape would be the most familiar to, and resonate the most with the players? Ding ding! That's right! Men raping women. It's in our media, in our everyday lives...I'm not here to talk about the dynamics of THAT itself though. The thing is, a male raping a female is probably the most familiar and resonant kind of rape there is...and therefore the most useful to place into the very FEW instances of it we see in game. Sad as that is.
Another thing -- while I don't agree that sexism is moot in Eorzean society...let's pretend it is for a moment.Â
The instances of allusions to rape we see come from organisations and groups who operate outside -- and against the norms of peaceful Eorzean living. Those standards don't count for them. Those standards mean nothing to them. We can't measure them on that stick!
The rape references don't fall flat to me, nor do they seem as a cheap trick to make the badguys seem worse. They murder, pillage and steal, they're already bad. It just falls under just another one of the awful things they do that we get to witness the results of. Within the rating of the game itself, and with respect to the players...it's enough.Â
That's my two gil! I'd happily take any insight into anything I may have overlooked and erred on.
Given that, I'm also pretty sure:
Men rape women.
Women rape men.
Men rape men.
Women rape women.
A mix of the sexes rape a single sex.
Or a single sex rapes a mix of the sexes.
Now then! From a storytelling point of view, do you know what kind of rape would be the most familiar to, and resonate the most with the players? Ding ding! That's right! Men raping women. It's in our media, in our everyday lives...I'm not here to talk about the dynamics of THAT itself though. The thing is, a male raping a female is probably the most familiar and resonant kind of rape there is...and therefore the most useful to place into the very FEW instances of it we see in game. Sad as that is.
Another thing -- while I don't agree that sexism is moot in Eorzean society...let's pretend it is for a moment.Â
The instances of allusions to rape we see come from organisations and groups who operate outside -- and against the norms of peaceful Eorzean living. Those standards don't count for them. Those standards mean nothing to them. We can't measure them on that stick!
The rape references don't fall flat to me, nor do they seem as a cheap trick to make the badguys seem worse. They murder, pillage and steal, they're already bad. It just falls under just another one of the awful things they do that we get to witness the results of. Within the rating of the game itself, and with respect to the players...it's enough.Â
That's my two gil! I'd happily take any insight into anything I may have overlooked and erred on.
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