I’m so tired of every show that takes place in the past (wild west, medieval, pirates etc) ALWAYS having so much sexual violence towards women like writers can cry “oh it’s realism” all you want but it’s very transparent how realism only applies when you want to hurt women on screen. If we’re talking staying realistic, why doesn’t everyone have brown teeth? Or bad skin? Or dying of dysentery? Just admit y'all want an excuse to brutalize women on screen lol
This pisses me off so much. A lot of the time if you mention realism would also involve women having unshaved legs or pits, or bushy eyebrows, or syphilis, the answer is often “well that’s gross, no one wants to read about/see that” and like…. If you think that women being ugly is grotesque, but brutal depictions of rape aren’t, then I don’t really know what to say to you other than stay the fuck away from me.
Also when show/movie writers try to explain their 99% white cast as "Oh there weren't as many poc back then etc etc" like??? Did I miss something? Were poc not invented until the 20th century??? Ya'll aren't fooling anyone, the reason your cast is mostly white is because A) you were lazy when it came to casting B) you're halfheartedly trying to hide your racism and laziness by claiming "historical accuracy" and C) You probably thought your movie would do better if you cast big-name white actors instead of poc actors who might have done better in the roles. This act is getting old.
