But between the various magical ardeur type stuff and the 'you'll get killed/have no sex ever/be punished by your boss/ if you don't fuck Anita or Merry - you've removed choice from the relationship. And instead of playing with that power dynamic game, she pretends it isn't there by saying that everyone 'loves' A or M and wouldn't mind being nothign but a fucktoy - no matter that the characters were presented as powerful, ambitious people.
I agree with everything you've said, but this especially. The rape aspects are really disturbing, especially because Anita/Merry is so wonderful and powerful and beautiful, it's not rape because everyone wants to fuck her anyway. The ego is just staggering.
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Date: 2007-05-09 07:49 pm (UTC)I agree with everything you've said, but this especially. The rape aspects are really disturbing, especially because Anita/Merry is so wonderful and powerful and beautiful, it's not rape because everyone wants to fuck her anyway. The ego is just staggering.