“If you portray a utopia, then you probably wrote a pretty boring book.”
George RR Martin has directly addressed the issue of sexual violence in the Game of Thrones books and TV series, arguing he's trying to "portray struggle" and that "if you portray a utopia, then you probably wrote a pretty boring book."
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A debate about the violence against women in the Game of Thrones universe spilled over when Sansa Stark was raped by Ramsay Bolton in an episode of the TV show earlier this year.
Her TV storyline had diverged so far from the books, fans were pretty unimpressed.
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George RR Martin Defends The Sexual Violence In "Game Of Thrones"