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Utter solitude wrote: While I understand the want for the show to deal with the issues it presents in a more realistic manner, this is a symptom of a larger societal issue. There are simply huge gray areas in people's thinking about rape in its various forms. And the way it's portrayed in fiction is a big indicator of that. I mean, think of all the shows and movies out there that make female on male rape into a joke. We can't expect any one show/project to be the flagship of realism, but we can dream.

I doubt the writers had anything more in their minds than the sheer drama of Marian turning out to be Zelena, and then zomg! Pregnancy! as a way to play up the ReginaxZelena feud. Shouldn't be that way, but here we are. I agree with you. This isn't just OUAT's problem. This is something I've seen in other media works, and I have no doubt that A&E didn't intend for it to be seen as rape.