on the internets, we're always talking about rape! And comics.

[metaphortunate]

Interneeeeeets! I missed you! My computer DIED finally. I mean, slow death over the past 3 months, but it finally joined the Choir Invisible. So I type to you on my brand new Retina display! OHMYGODIT'SSHINY. So shiny.

(Oh, Mac. What's a week of migration troubles and bullshit between friends, bullshit which is not yet over but I just can't deal with it anymore tonight, I ask you? Or at least between company that beat me up and took all my cash, and sucker.)

I just saw Seanan McGuire's post about how she will Not Be Writing Any Of The Rape, Thank You, Horrible Entitled Fan. Which reminded me of the Diana Gabaldon book I read over my trip. 1940s woman goes accidentally time traveling back to Olden Times, and if there's one thing we know about Olden Times, it's that it was always rape o'clock back then! However, and I did not quite get how funny this was until the end, our protagonist Claire gets a rape threat here and a rape threat there and here a grope, there a beating, everywhere a rape threat, but in the end, the only named character in the book who actually gets raped is her boyfriend. Heh.

Which totally works for me! I mean, if rape is necessary for gritty realism, let us have realistic gritty backstory for everybody! Let's have Batman dedicated to fighting crime because his parents were killed and then he got buggered in an alley! Let's have Captain America overcome his trauma from being gang banged by Nazis! I mean, those male superheroes - going around by themselves all the time, wearing all that skintight spandex. What did they expect?

Comments

[copracat]

AUGH. The transfer from my old Mac to my new Mac was horrible. Eventually, I did the transfer using a backup rather than my preferred method and that's mostly worked except where it hasn't. So, my commiserations.

[metaphortunate]

The last time I did this, like five years ago, it worked perfectly! I was not expecting this level of failing to work!

[kate_nepveu]

Yeah, I didn't feel up to commenting there but I noticed how everyone was talking about violent stranger rape like that was the most common thing to worry about.

Are you planning to read more of that series?

[metaphortunate]

Oh, sure, but vvvexation said over on LJ that it gets more traditionally rapey later so I have mentally moved it from "pick up next one on next trip to bookstore" to "borrow from friend sometime."

[kate_nepveu]

Okay, my next question was going to be "do you want spoilers" but I see you are all set there.

[kore]

I mean, if rape is necessary for gritty realism, let us have realistic gritty backstory for everybody!

WORD.

[wordweaverlynn]

Diana Gabaldon is a bit too obsessed with the rapey gay men who cannot keep their raping fingers etc. off the beauteous Jamie.

[metaphortunate]

I'll say this for Dorothy Dunnett, she definitely brings some rapey ladies!

[marahmarie]

I'm kind of glad you're back (though I have no idea who the heck you are or when or why I added you, my apologies): that was hilarious. :)

[metaphortunate]

I don't know who you are either, but I like talking to people I don't know on the net! Hi! And thanks. :)

[marahmarie]

:)

[dancingsinging]

So that post totally makes me want to read Seanan McGuire. Do you rec her stuff?