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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sadly it is the old assumption that rape is just "One of those things that happens to women, like periods."

It's getting better now, more editors are catching it (Laura Croft was supposed to be a "innocent flower" at one point who only became badass because she got raped... this was not only removed from the final game but the person was fired)

But... the idea of rape as a "Female Problem like broken finger nails and not being able to go to the mall" is definitely a major sign that the writing you are looking at is from the 90s when they want edge and they want women, but no idea how to do both.

I've even done it once and I'm not even a man... and even then it was in something meant to be sleazy with a B grade horror vibe and as an homage to I Spit On Your Grave