Thread:Utter solitude/@comment-6175354-20140909001049/@comment-16953943-20140910020151

JesseJane wrote: Shadows Vale wrote: JesseJane wrote: .....Not sure why it's so terrible that rape might be an off-limit topic... Rape is not a subject that should be swept under the rug either. When something bothers us, we need to discuss it. That's how we overcome and understand things. If someone felt like Hook's pursuit of Emma felt rape-ish, then they should be allowed to ask for the viewpoints of others. This helps them to see it from a different perspective, and perhaps re-shape their view of it. It also gives a starting point for informing people of what rape really is. It was saddening to see how many people didn't even understand what rape/rape culture really was. But shutting down a discussion like that doesn't help. It keeps people in the dark. Discussions like that are a great way for people to learn about a subject they may not have known much about before. Information really is power.

Television show. This is an encyclopedia for a television show. There's no reason why we need to turn it into anything other than that.

'''The topic was discussing the show. It was talking about the different viewpoints people had about the relationship between Emma and Hook. That has every right ot be discussed on here, regardless.'''

I can understand why it might be frustrating that the discussion was closed, but it's truly not a big deal and it's not hurting you. As Solly has said, nobody is stifling your opinion or your voice, just find a more civilised way to discuss the subject or leave it alone. '''The thing is, the discussion was being discussed in a civilized manner. People were looking at something from this show and expressing thier veiw points on it. It wasn't like someone just said "Hey let's talk about rape."'''

'''And by shutting down the discussion, everyone's opinion of the topic is being shut out as well. '''

No, this one incident isn't hurting anyone, but if this kind of shutting down continues, then nobody will be able to discuss anything beyond superficial nonsense.

'''Also, can someone clear this up for me. Several of you have said we can talk about rape, but just not talk about rape. Little lost on how the hell that's supposed to work. Wasn't that topic discussing that already? What's the point of even closing down the topic if I can just start a new one? Why not just leave that one up so it can be all in one place?'''

And to Utter, I have to point something out about the last post you put.

''' "No one is even stopping anyone from expressing their opinions, it's not at all hard to do so without making comparisons to rape." '''

'''Yes you are. If my opinion is that the way Hook pursued Emma is comparable to rape, then I should be able to say so. I am expressing my opinion on what was likely a bad writing job done by the OUaT writers. By saying that I can't express that is stopping me from expressing my opinion, because if I do, you will either close the discussion or delete my post. How is that hard to understand?'''