tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34468422.post3975471771982850520..comments2019-12-09T05:07:27.341-05:00Comments on scatteredpaper: A Breath of Snow and Ashesscatteredpaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054015621268384437noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34468422.post-16702511191512380442016-01-27T05:21:06.402-05:002016-01-27T05:21:06.402-05:00"Certainly, it was a more common danger back ..."Certainly, it was a more common danger back in this time period, and I'm certain that this is simply what Gabaldon is emphasizing with all of this, but does it seem perhaps too frequent?"<br /><br />1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men have been raped or suffered some sort of sexual assault. That's today. That's also probably on the low side. It's hard to know for certain as rape and sexual assault are hugely under reported...and many victims suffer repeated attacks.<br /><br />Now, imagine what it was like back when women had no standing whatsoever and often lived in areas with no authorities/policing.<br /><br />I heartily dislike rape being used...BUT, it's use in these stories are in keeping with the time period and situations.<br /><br />Perhaps it's important that these situations are discussed. Perhaps it can help those who don't report to come forward or to reinforce the understanding of WHY it is so abhorrent and akin to "murder" in that it literally kills innocence, destroys lives.Little Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343778343498532436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34468422.post-21068741946862861642016-01-27T05:21:02.831-05:002016-01-27T05:21:02.831-05:00"Certainly, it was a more common danger back ..."Certainly, it was a more common danger back in this time period, and I'm certain that this is simply what Gabaldon is emphasizing with all of this, but does it seem perhaps too frequent?"<br /><br />1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men have been raped or suffered some sort of sexual assault. That's today. That's also probably on the low side. It's hard to know for certain as rape and sexual assault are hugely under reported...and many victims suffer repeated attacks.<br /><br />Now, imagine what it was like back when women had no standing whatsoever and often lived in areas with no authorities/policing.<br /><br />I heartily dislike rape being used...BUT, it's use in these stories are in keeping with the time period and situations.<br /><br />Perhaps it's important that these situations are discussed. Perhaps it can help those who don't report to come forward or to reinforce the understanding of WHY it is so abhorrent and akin to "murder" in that it literally kills innocence, destroys lives.Little Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343778343498532436noreply@blogger.com