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Before I get into this repost, I should start by saying that I do not hate Penguindrum by any means. In fact, I think it's a good show, even if it's nowhere near as good as Utena in my eyes.
I just have a huge problem with the way it handles certain elements, especially in a certain situation that occurs in episodes 14 and 15. I've even touched on it a little here on DW before, though I never went into it in as much detail as I do in this rant.
To sum up the rant -- which was originally from around 4 years ago -- I feel that after Utena did a good, respectful job at handling the topic of rape for the most part, Penguindrum took a very big step backwards in that regard.
( Long, spoilery, is about sexual assault (especially involving a teenage character) throughout much of the series, discusses and criticises canonical attempted rape in detail, also mentions the rape scene from episode 33 of Utena )
I just have a huge problem with the way it handles certain elements, especially in a certain situation that occurs in episodes 14 and 15. I've even touched on it a little here on DW before, though I never went into it in as much detail as I do in this rant.
To sum up the rant -- which was originally from around 4 years ago -- I feel that after Utena did a good, respectful job at handling the topic of rape for the most part, Penguindrum took a very big step backwards in that regard.
( Long, spoilery, is about sexual assault (especially involving a teenage character) throughout much of the series, discusses and criticises canonical attempted rape in detail, also mentions the rape scene from episode 33 of Utena )
