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'Game of Thrones' Sexual Politics

SEXUAL POLITICS

While HBO hasn't shied away from the abundant sex in the Game of Thrones books (even amping it up), the presence of rape within George R.R. Martin's novels has been nearly eliminated. Jace Lacob examines why sex and violence, but not sexual violence, has played out on the show—and why some viewers and critics are angry.

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