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In Vino Veritas
While that particular plot point would have been…a bit much, I do still believe that such things as rape can be used in a plotline.
Listen, literature and story telling have a long history of touching on the sensitive cords. Arts purpose is to make us face reality through abstraction.
Like with anything, it should be done with grace, respect, and tact. And should never be done merely to shock or to glamorize. But, a competent, respectful artist should be free to utilize even the most grim aspects of humanity as a tool.
Listen, literature and story telling have a long history of touching on the sensitive cords. Arts purpose is to make us face reality through abstraction.
Like with anything, it should be done with grace, respect, and tact. And should never be done merely to shock or to glamorize. But, a competent, respectful artist should be free to utilize even the most grim aspects of humanity as a tool.