The question to ask about torture and rape in art

A few days ago, I wrote a post that, unusually for me, I didn't post immediately. It was missing something. This morning, I readSomeone Has Done A Statistical Analysis Of Rape In Game Of Thrones. Where, unusually for me, I didn't leave a comment, but I thought this: The first question to ask about rape or torture in a story is not whether it's included, how often it's included, or how