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Originally Posted by Blossom
Whitney My Love is a bodice ripper. Judith McNaught is one awesome writer. To throw the baby out with the bath water is ridiculous is my opinion. I'd just avoid books with those scenes if they are a trigger for you. There is no need to boycott an author because of one book that was written decades ago. It was expected to write such a scene in those days as force seduction scenes were hot sellers but we've changed and grown from it.
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Actually, my objection isn't the rape itself, be it by force or coercion. A rape, when a writer approaches it the right way, can be a powerful tool for character growth and authors should not avoid them just becuase it's a controversial topic that might upset some readers.
My objection with this particular author is her seemingly absolute conviction that a woman of character would never have strong sexual urges that made her forget reason and logic. Even if she did, she most certainly would never be so carried away by them that she did something she never in her wildest dreams thought she was capable of doing. She's essentially saying that only a morally corrupt woman would do such a thing, and that is nothing but slut-shaming at its finest.
That is what I find objectionable, and why I, as a rule, boycott all books and authors who follow this reasoning.
The fact that the entire industry genuinely believed that they had to use "she was forced to do it" as an excuse for women to have sex, doesn't make it any better. If anything, their belief that the argument "she was actually raped, so it's okay" was a good one, makes it worse.
I would greatly prefer not to see this devolve into a heated debate on a topic as controversial as rape, but I felt I should clarify my position on the article copyrite quoted, as it seems I was a bit misunderstood.
Move along now. There no more excitement or drama here for anyone.
