in today's badsignal, warren ellis comments on Our Favourite Show:
Me, I'm making a late start in the pub. Yesterday was lost to recharging and staring into space thinking a lot. And watching the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, which pulls the series' trick of summoning all its powers for the end of season finale
(the second series is structured in two parts). Rape is now emerging as a motif, which I'm kind of squinting at, and Michelle [Forbes] doesn't really get enough screen time to fully establish her as the mad god with two faces. But it was fun, and I like seeing her cast as the intelligent woman she is.
i want to add on to this the particular american spin on things, which is clearly the unsubtle continuation of the problematic situation of determining who is the enemy if they look just like you - and how fuzzy the enemy can be. cross that line, and you lose your own humanity.
and god damnit, it's about time rape got some fucking coverage with humanity in it.
1 comment:
That scene was very disturbing! And even more so that it was found acceptable treatment of an "enemy".
Yes, I realize it's just a show --- but thing is, things like this does really happen elsewhere in the world.
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