Remember last year when everyone was discussing whether or not the scene in “Game of Thrones” depicting Sansa Stark’s brutal wedding night with Ramsay Bolton was a little too much? Some examples from back then:
The Rape of Sansa Stark: 'Game of Thrones' goes off-book and enrages its female fans http://t.co/yNRES264HZ pic.twitter.com/qcquDhnCai
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 19, 2015
Did #GameOfThrones go too far last episode by showing a rape scene with Sansa Stark and Ramsay Bolton? Are they glorifying rape?
— Eric Drozd (@EricDrozd) May 22, 2015
We didn't need the Sansa rape scene in "Game of Thrones." http://t.co/dC0qy4BRPf pic.twitter.com/P4afQUdEsw
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 19, 2015
Even Senator Claire McCaskill announced that she would boycott the show, too, over the scene:
Ok, I'm done Game of Thrones.Water Garden, stupid.Gratuitous rape scene disgusting and unacceptable.It was a rocky ride that just ended.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) May 19, 2015
Sen. Claire McCaskill finds it 'depressing' that people are discussing her opinion of Game of Thrones http://t.co/G5Qh8DYk7R
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 20, 2015
And the feminist pop-culture blog “The Mary Sue” went as far as to refuse to actively promote the show, which would hit them in the pocketbook as they’re a site dedicated to writing about things like “Game of Thrones”:
Just a small word to our readers: thank you all for your support of our Game of Thrones decision yesterday, even if you don’t agree. <3
— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) May 19, 2015
Here's our new policy re: @GameOfThrones. http://t.co/OkqrSawZaI #GameOfThrones
— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) May 19, 2015
Well, the boycott ended this week — although they say it didn’t — with this “roundtable discussion” of the season finale:
We're still not promoting #GameofThrones. But we did discuss this last season in a roundtable discussion. https://t.co/3vMTgDcQgG
— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) June 29, 2016
You’d think that Sansa’s revenge this season — literally feeding her rapist to the dogs — would be enough to overturn their policy, heh?
GOT Season 6 Episode 9 is proudly supported by Pedigree!#GameofThrones #RamsayBolton #BattleOfTheBarstards pic.twitter.com/8rIf1sc72S
— Phoenix Scribner (@PhoenixScrib) June 20, 2016
And the fact that Season 6 was a pretty good year overall for the ladies of Westeros, which “The Mary Sue” totally missed out on:
Lady Mormont – What can you say? Best Character, Scene Stealer, MVP, Put HER on the Iron Throne! #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/GAncrgMTQB
— Wilson Morales (@blackfilm) June 27, 2016
Looooooving the girl power on #GameOfThrones: https://t.co/E0nOFJTtkc pic.twitter.com/UHnpYEeb23
— MTV (@MTV) June 21, 2016
So, to recap…
Sansa Stark is alive and well at Winterfell. Jon Snow is the King in the North, thanks to Lady Mormont. Arya Stark is now an assassin. The Sand Snakes of Dorne are in charge and colluding with Olenna Tyrell. Cersei Lannister sits on the Iron Throne. And Daenerys Targaryen has set sail for Westeros, setting up an epic fight with Cersei in Season 7.
Feminists should be happier, no?
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