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Game Of Thrones Controversy

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Content shown on television stations have previously been met with criticism on many occasions; this is partly due to people trying to uphold their cultural morals that they have been raised with. As shown in the 4th season of Game of Thrones, a scheming queen, is in an incestuous relationship with her brother, and is forced to have sex with him, despite her persistent refusal. This scenario including incestuous rape was met with heavy controversy about where HBO should draw the line. Television shows are constantly trying to push the lines of content, but some incidents are too graphic and are also allowing viewers to receive the wrong message. In the Game of Thrones rape depiction, many members in the audience may have cultural morals that …show more content…

There are flaws to regulating and making Game of Thrones more conservative. Game of Thrones is a fantasy world and should be treated as such, though the topics are related to everyday life in modern society, the topics shown are only for entertainment purposes and should not be taken personally. These actions that the characters take are mainly for story purposes and are used to push the story progress forward. Though Game of Thrones is a fantasy world made for entertainment, it cannot be ignored that the topics depicted throughout the series are not relevant to the real world, and this portrayal of these immoral acts are placing harmful ideas into viewers’ impressionable mind. For this reason, Game of Thrones should be regulated and more conservative towards its audience and it should become more sensitive to the topics that it is portraying and the real life victims of these immoral acts. This regulation of a more conservative Game of Thrones series will have its limitations and will work best if properly introduced. Game of Thrones should be regulated and conserved, but the original series should be available to the viewers who desire a mature experience with a raw story

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