History of Feminism

I've watched GoT. I wasn't going to, as it's not really a genre I'm that interested in, but my daughter urged me to give it a try, and due to the cast, storyline, and spectacular scenery, I got hooked and kept on watching even after Ned Stark was beheaded in front of Arya, which pissed me off, coz Ned was the only nice guy* in the show.

It's an incredibly brutal world where the brutality goes hand in hand with politics and power, and there's icky themes like incest thrown in. Trying to keep track of the complex storyline and relationships between the what seems thousands of characters is a real challenge at times. I switched over from the series to the books when I wanted to get more depth to the story, but that wasn't coz I'm horrified by nudity or violence, as I'm not. Nudity doesn't bother me, and when it comes to the really violent stuff, I just close my eyes till I know it's over. I'm a wimp like that. The few rapes that have happened in the show are in there with frequent torture scenes, beheadings, molten gold being poured over someone's head, and a whole array of brutal things. The rape scenes I've seen aren't particularly graphic, from what I remember. The consensual sex, otoh, is quite frequent and graphic considering it's an American network that's made the show. I think if showing rapes was a ratings thing, that 'pervert exec' you quoted isn't being listened to...

Out of all that comes some really strong female characters, though, some good like Breanna, Arya, and Dany, and some really nasty, like Cersei. It's no Lord Of The Rings, which is the best book ever, imo, but it's not bad at all, and I wish Martin would finish it up so I can find out what happens to Arya and Dany...

* Oops! Almost forgot the other nice guy, Jon Snow!