Rape in RP (was Re: [Discuss] Status ?)

[Timothy Collett]

I had a very close friend in high school who was raped.  I helped her  
through some of the aftermath.  She's very strong, and soon managed  
to put it completely behind her, and is now leading a very happy life  
(or was, last I saw her).  But I know, from my own experience, how  
terrible it can be.

But forbidding people from including it in RP is simply wrong.

Why?  Because it happened.  Trying to prevent us from RPing things  
that were really happening in the time frame BM represents is  
foolish--and like trying to stop the tide.

Furthermore, I would go so far as to say that just about anyone who's  
going to be including rape in their RP is going to be making it sound  
like a pretty bad thing.  I would agree that glorifying rape is not  
on, but I don't think anyone's really interested in that.

*However*, as several people here have said, I don't think that the  
issue here was *that* a rape was roleplayed, it was *how* it was  
roleplayed.  It should always be treated with respect--that is, don't  
make it too graphic, don't make it too violent, don't be too explicit  
with it.

Trying to dictate *what* we can roleplay is not really within the  
domain of the GMs, but saying *how* we can roleplay is.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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