I kind of meant in terms of the victim personally, but good point. I think rape is worse if only because it's a violation of someone else's well-being as well as their body. Not to mention it's so often used as a sort of punishment from the rapist, e.g. teaching someone a lesson. Which I think makes it worse. It's sort of a case of hatred of women (or men, for that matter), or claiming what they think they deserve. There's always a sort of hatred of a certain type in murder, but rape definitely takes it up the scale.
Besides, current subject aside, there's always things someone can do that are worse than murder. Humiliation, for example. Also, check under this page: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndIMustScream. There are many things that are worse than just killing someone. I'm not invalidating murder, merely saying.
Very good point. The problem is that it's very rarely done well. I already mentioned THE CAVERN, as well as multiple fan fics where someone's raped just so they can be rescued by someone else. It's sort of a case that...yes, the writer shouldn't be writing. At least, they shouldn't be writing about that subject. The problem is that rape is so often used for shock value that people get a little leery when it's seen in fiction. When it's done well, it's done well. Look at the book SPEAK, for example. But when it's done horribly, it's done horribly. And we come back to THE CAVERN again.
Not to mention everyone has different comfort zones. I mean, if someone doesn't want to have their characters being raped, they have the right to not write it. And really? There are more powerful ways to get your point across than rape. The problem is that some people (at least in general) don't seem to understand.
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Besides, current subject aside, there's always things someone can do that are worse than murder. Humiliation, for example. Also, check under this page: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndIMustScream. There are many things that are worse than just killing someone. I'm not invalidating murder, merely saying.
Very good point. The problem is that it's very rarely done well. I already mentioned THE CAVERN, as well as multiple fan fics where someone's raped just so they can be rescued by someone else. It's sort of a case that...yes, the writer shouldn't be writing. At least, they shouldn't be writing about that subject. The problem is that rape is so often used for shock value that people get a little leery when it's seen in fiction. When it's done well, it's done well. Look at the book SPEAK, for example. But when it's done horribly, it's done horribly. And we come back to THE CAVERN again.
Not to mention everyone has different comfort zones. I mean, if someone doesn't want to have their characters being raped, they have the right to not write it. And really? There are more powerful ways to get your point across than rape. The problem is that some people (at least in general) don't seem to understand.