[quote=SyrianHamster]
It's fine, George R R whatever his name is made rape and the oppression of women okay in fantasy settings somehow. It's not a taboo anymore. It's medieval, and women don't got nothing. Seriously, every book I've read that has been written recently has that same theme, and I don't know why. Sure its a truer depiction of the bleakness of the times, but meh. It's like we've taken a step backwards; I liked my testicle tearing Amazons, sure as Hell beats the real life annoying creature that leaves a mess everywhere and THEN ACCUSES ME OF NOT TIDYING UP THE BITCH GJGSJFJ£K!"$!$!"/ But yeah back to the main subject: I'm not wearing a shirt ;) I'm going to bed now,Night all!
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I think he is only able to get away with it because he has some pretty sound reasoning: the things that happen in a Song of Ice and Fire are in no way worse than the atrocities that occur in real life and have continued to do so throughout human history. The tragedies and horrible treatment, segregation and prejudice against certain groups has, and will, always be worse in real life than it is in his or any other person's fiction. Though I do feel the need to defend my creative process (LOL) in this instance as while most fantasy novels at the moment are drawing on GRRM as thematic inspiration because of it's success, I wasn't even considering it. I was just being lazy as fuck and couldn't be bothered to think up, describe and find pictures depicting the women (as horrifying and manly as they probably would be), and realised that it actually fits the culture somewhat. Lets face it, if a mysogonistic society could get away with things like that today, they would do the exact same thing. Hell, i'd be willing to bet that extreme feminists would also do the same to men. So that makes it okay, promise ;) 

(I know you're not wearing a shirt. That's why I like it.) (We're running the risk of bromance here. Don't tell my lady friend and I won't tell yours)