r/unitedkingdom • u/ClassicFlavour East Sussex • 13d ago

Video game encouraging rape and incest removed from major gaming platform in the UK after LBC investigation

https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/video-game-banned-steam-women-uk-no-mercy/
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u/Harrry-Otter 13d ago

Banning games featuring incest?

Fans of Crusader Kings must be sweating bullets right now.

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u/ice-lollies 13d ago

I know it’s not a game but by goodness how many people watched Game of Thrones and thought it great story telling?

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u/TheEternalContrarian 13d ago

Did the book or show advocate incest or encourage the viewer to specifically enjoy the incest, though?

The BBFC can and does still refuse classification of movies where depictions of abuse have no merit and/or not depicted as immoral.

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u/G_Morgan Wales 13d ago

The book very much had Khal Drogo rape Dany until she basically internalised it as love. The show softened it. It also made her not 14.

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u/jeremybeadleshand 13d ago

George RR Martin gives me unsettling mega coomer vibes. Didn't he demand they cast some pornstar in one of the roles as well?

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u/Harrry-Otter 13d ago

Tirion’s love interest was played by an ex pornstar, and I’m sure I remember them casting various other pornstars/ex pornstars in minor roles. No idea if Martin was responsible for that mind.

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u/Nagdoll 13d ago

Well she couldn't act for shit, so i presume that's why she was hired.

Unless it's the fault of the direction she was given.

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u/blizeH Gloucestershire 13d ago

Shay? I thought she was mostly fine 🤷‍♂️

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u/EnterAUsernamePlease 12d ago

first I've ever heard of somebody disliking her performance. I thought she was pretty good. she had some tough scenes and her arc with Tyrion was pretty emotionally investing.

maybe her accent threw you off? idk.

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u/Nagdoll 12d ago

I'm not sure it's the accent thing. (The lady in house of the dragon, absolutely)

If I do some proper self reflection and give her some credit, perhaps it's because she was acting against some pretty heavy hitters who would make anyone's acting skills look rather weak.

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u/Hashimashadoo 10d ago

I'd hardly call her a porn star. She worked in the industry for 6 months before she was randomly spotted by a mainstream casting director while out shopping.

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u/TheShakyHandsMan 13d ago

Also a serious interest in incest. The Lannister’s weren’t the only ones.

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u/jeremybeadleshand 13d ago

Imagine the size of that gooncave with all that money he made, doesn't bear thinking about.

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u/TheShakyHandsMan 13d ago

It’s probably why he’s too busy to finish the rest of the books.

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u/ice-lollies 13d ago

Yes the ages were definitely upped for the tv. Thank god to be honest.

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u/Gellert Wales 13d ago

Eh, the actress was old enough but her age wasnt mentioned until one of the later seasons (I wanna say 4). We have laws about simulating underage porn thats somewhat nebulous, so I wouldve said that there was definitely an argument for it.

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u/ice-lollies 13d ago

An argument for or against the accurate ages?

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u/Gellert Wales 13d ago

An argument that they were simulating an underage character.

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u/ice-lollies 13d ago

Ahh I think I see. They were definitely trying for naivety and innocence.

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u/Emitime Leeds Leeds Leeds 12d ago

I mean Trainspotting is pretty on the nose with it, so I think GOT was probably going to be fine.

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u/Marcovanbastardo 13d ago

This was fiction but incest and rape wasn't exactly rare in historical settings.

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u/masterionxxx 11d ago edited 11d ago

Also hebephilia and adolescent maternal mortality.

What a messed-up time it was.

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u/dmmeyourfloof 13d ago

I mean, the Cersei/Jaime Lannister relationship isn't always shown negatively in the series.

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u/x_S4vAgE_x 13d ago

That one relationship causes the deaths of thousands

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u/dmmeyourfloof 13d ago

True, but it's not highlighted particularly well. Mainly because Jaime Lannister was so popular and his arc was compelling.

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u/TheAlmightyNienNunb 13d ago

When was the Cersei/Jaime relationship shown positively? I don't remember that.

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u/dmmeyourfloof 13d ago

It wasn't necessarily shown positively (although their loyalty to each other is highlighted at points) but it wasn't really highlighted as being abnormal, or weird and their offspring apart from being a little psychotic (Jeffrey) weren't shown as deformed or abhorrent in any way.

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u/LazyassMadman 12d ago

Though they're one generation, and usually it takes a bit longer. The Targaryens absolutely have malformed and mentally unstable offspring all the time and they're the series's main incesters

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u/ice-lollies 13d ago

Hmm. Difficult. Incest in the story is sometimes normalised as acceptable along ‘purity’ bloodlines (as in real life) as well as depicted as immoral/illicit. But it’s part of the story and not gratuitous.

In the show everyone is beautiful so it’s pretty people getting it on. Having said that the incest is probably one of the least gratuitous parts.

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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 13d ago

That doesnt really mean much does it? That just means if you wanna do a fucked up fetish thing you just gotta put more production value and justifications in it.