Re:Realism Still Doesn't Justify Including Sexual Assault
by Gracana on Friday May 09, 2025 @12:33PM
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Yes, I get where you're coming from now.
> I'm simply disagreeing with the underlying premise of the article, which is that the things that happen in a storyteller's stories illustrate some internal desire of the storyteller.
I see it differently. When the author includes something controversial that fits poorly in their story, and they say they did it because it's realistic, it's worth talking about why they would say that.
I don't think the conclusion is saying that Gilroy likes sexual assault against women, just that he would shoehorn "attractive woman gets assaulted" into his story because he believes that stereotype, to the detriment of viewers (who didn't want to see it), the story (which it doesn't fit), and society (which doesn't need this harmful idea reinforced / could have benefitted from a better look at the topic).
> I'm simply disagreeing with the underlying premise of the article, which is that the things that happen in a storyteller's stories illustrate some internal desire of the storyteller.
I see it differently. When the author includes something controversial that fits poorly in their story, and they say they did it because it's realistic, it's worth talking about why they would say that.
I don't think the conclusion is saying that Gilroy likes sexual assault against women, just that he would shoehorn "attractive woman gets assaulted" into his story because he believes that stereotype, to the detriment of viewers (who didn't want to see it), the story (which it doesn't fit), and society (which doesn't need this harmful idea reinforced / could have benefitted from a better look at the topic).