❝The thing about vampirism is that it taps into a female point of view – you have an old-fashioned gentleman with manners who is a f-cking killer… it’s an interesting duality, because in our present society it would be an odd thing for a woman to say, ‘I want my man to be physical with me.’ How, as a modern man, can you f-cking work that? It’s one thing to be polite and gentle… But when do you know it’s OK to crawl out of the mud and rape her [as Bill does in one scene]?… It’s difficult stuff for a bloke, but a vampire gets away with it…. I think that’s the attraction of the show – it’s looking back at a romantic time when men were men, but they were still charming.❞
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Stephen Moyer on Vampire sex, source (via tempella)
He also raped Lorena according to Stephen at PaleyFest. Right?! R
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This is the question of intent vs. what ended up happening. He intended to rape Lorena. This was an act of violence, because he felt impotent in this situation, and because he wanted to hurt and humiliate. Where it runs into a split definition territory is Lorena’s reaction. She went along with it willingly. She didn’t simply give consent, she was an enthusiastic participant.
But it doesn’t change Bill’s intentions. He screamed in frustration when he realized she wasn’t either hurt or humiliated. The act he intended was definitely rape.
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Reblogging again ^^
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