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08-26-2016, 08:31 PM
Why there's so much ***ual violence in 'Game of Thrones,' according to a television executive
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LONDON — A top television executive has fended off suggestions that Game of Thrones uses violence against women as character development.*
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In a discussion panel at Edinburgh International Television Festival, managing director of content at Sky Gary Davey rejected the idea that the show's female characters are subjected to more violence than their male counterparts. *
“There is also a lot of violence to men. For anybody who’s watched the show it can be a very violent show," Davey said (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/aug/25/game-of-thrones-violence-towards-women-sky-sansa-stark) when questioned specifically about the rape of Sansa Stark in Season 5 of the show.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/26/game-of-thrones-violence/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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“There is also a lot of violence to men. For anybody who’s watched the show it can be a very violent show," Davey said (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/aug/25/game-of-thrones-violence-towards-women-sky-sansa-stark) when questioned specifically about the rape of Sansa Stark in Season 5 of the show.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/26/game-of-thrones-violence/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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