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HBO Faces Questions Over Using Violence Against Women As A Frequent Plotline

NPR
Published August 2, 2016 at 1:45 PM EDT

At the TV Critics Association press tour, HBO faced questions about its consistent use of sexual violence against women as a key plot point in its shows. It’s especially present in “Game of Thrones” and HBO’s newer programming.

NPR’s Eric Deggans joins Here & Now‘s Eric Westervelt to discuss the press tour, and HBO’s response.

Guest

Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic. He tweets @Deggans.

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Man walks past an advertising poster to promote the HBO American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones outside the International Game of Thrones exhibition in Stockholm on March 11, 2015. According to the television network HBO the fifth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones will start on April 12, 2015. (Jonathan Nackstrand /AFP/Getty Images)
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Man walks past an advertising poster to promote the HBO American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones outside the International Game of Thrones exhibition in Stockholm on March 11, 2015. According to the television network HBO the fifth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones will start on April 12, 2015. (Jonathan Nackstrand /AFP/Getty Images)