Friday May 22nd, 2015 – 1pm
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1:00 – Game of Thrones – Rape scene
A US senator is among those condemning a rape scene on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” In a comment tweeted Tuesday, Sen. Claire McCaskill described the sexual assault as “gratuitous” and “disgusting.” The Democratic lawmaker from Missouri said she was done with the show. Others critics included the website The Mary Sue, which offers a feminist view of pop culture. The website posted that it would no longer promote “Game of Thrones” and said that rape is not a device to drive a story. The attack involved newly married characters Sansa, played by Sophie Turner, and Ramsay, portrayed by Iwan Rheon. Ramsay’s rape of Sansa was off-camera, suggested in her cries and the distress on a bystander’s face.
1:30 – Online buying stories
In studio: Hayley Zimak, Producer, 570 News
The people you meet on Kijiji…a recent Facebook post caught our attention – where a female friend was looking for a roommate. A man responded in a rather bizarre way…and it got us thinking – what strange online encounters have you experienced?
