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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
Well, I think you are dealing with a cultural difference there and it wouldn't have made any difference if the moviegoers in Singapore saw the rape or not.
But what I am referring to is the real rape that occurred 5 or 6 years before the movie came out. It was huge news and was only recounted in a very limited fashion in newspapers and television news shows. I remember talking to people about it and how disturbing it was even though we didn't see pictures of it happening or even many details about the actual rape itself. Therefore, I don't believe that people are incapable of understanding the effect that violence and brutality have on others without seeing it.
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I don't believe that the case, watch it again, and pay mind the fact that all of the rape and sex scenes were removed. Singaporeans found rape to be abhorrent as a crime since many maids and nannies are raped there.
I doubt that, but again, most of the times, the mind works to fill in the blanks and it is usually more exciting/titillating when there is less to see, read, or know. I know you're not eluding to the idea that culturally Singaporeans find rape "acceptable" in any fashion, deserved or not whereas Japanese seem to deem it okay in certain manners.
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