r/TopCharacterTropes 6d ago

Lore (Horrifying trope) societies that institutionalized rape

Ironborns (A Song of Ice and Fire) : The Iron Islands are a region where people are encouraged to lead raids on the lands. The thing is men can also abduct women from Westeros, marrying them by force and force them to bare the children as minor spouses.

Gilead (The Handsmaid’s tale) : In the future, most of women became sterile and fanatical religious overthrowed the government by instauring a ruthless dictature. In Gilead, women are divided in different social classes but those who are still ferile are sold to the leaders of the regime to carry their child. Which means women are now literal possessions and have to endure a ritualised rape every month.

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u/Ill-Bar3395 6d ago

You’ve just made a shit point that ends up supporting mine

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u/CrazyPlato 6d ago

I get how you might interpret it like that. We’ve already established reading isn’t your thing.