Gratuitous Rape: Difference between revisions

There are many guesses as to why [['''Gratuitous Rape]]''' is used so much. To name a few, rape makes for good [[Rape as Drama|drama]], it can show a villain as [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|very, very, evil]], or it can be used for just plain ol' [[Fan Service]]. What some creators forget, however, is that rape is a sensitive subject and therefore rape scenes should be handled with care. When unskilled hands insist on shoehorning rape somewhere into their work, THIS happens. This is a common cliche in [[Fan Works]], but professional works are no stranger to it, either.

* ''[[Berserk]]'' has been accused of this. Rape happens a ''lot'' in the [[Crapsack World]] of this series, and many of the major characters (particularly if they're female) have had to deal with at least one attemptedattempted—or -- or successful -- rapesuccessful—rape during their lives. It doesn't really help that the nastier villains, particularly many Apostles, are fond of the crime in general.

* ''Hogwarts Exposed'' has [[Gratuitous Rape]], Gratuitous [[Attempted Rape]] and [[Rule of Three|Gratuitous]] [[Easy Amnesia|"I Can't Remember What Happened; What If I Was Raped?"]] in the course of the first fic.

* Frequently seen in the books of [[Danielle Steel]], mostly done in the style of [[Break the Cutie]] or [[Kick the Dog]]. However, at least one example was a perfect demonstration of the first scenario--thescenario—the [[Mary Sue|heroine]] was already grappling with her daughter's near-fatal car accident, her husband's infidelity, and her [[My Beloved Smother|overbearing mother]]. So of course, it turns out that she was sexually abused by her father.

* The ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Last-Herald Mage]]'' trilogy has a lengthy sequence near the finale where the hero is captured and gang-raped by some [[Mook|mooksmook]]s. It affects the plot not at all.