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'Game of Thrones' Is Even Whiter Than You Think
By not including people of color in major roles, George R.R. Martin is creating a whiter medieval world than our own ever was.
‘Game of Thrones’ and the Reality of Pregnancy by Rape in the Middle Ages
Whether or not Sansa's pregnant, the possibility raises questions about how unwanted pregnancy was dealt with in medieval times.
What Cersei Lannister's Naked Walk of Shame Tells Us About Our Culture
A medieval expert weighs in on what public shaming was like in the Middle Ages.
What Sansa Stark's Rape Tells Us About Our Culture
A medieval expert compares the rape culture in the controversial TV series with that in history and literature.
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