Single and multiple counts of GBV were reported and ranged from psychological and social violence; rape, gang rape, sexual coercion, and other sexual violence; abduction; and physical violence.
"I always resisted," he said, "because it's a violent book about social degradation, rape, and I didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands".
Other films prick at a variety of social concerns: rape ("Three Billboards"), poverty ("The Florida Project"), racism new ("Get Out") and old ("Mudbound"), scientific inquiry ("The Shape of Water"), gay rights ("Call Me by Your Name").
You know feminist writer Lindy West from her humorous but substantive takes on topics like pop culture, social justice, rape culture, and body image.
The play itself is a collection of twenty poems dealing with various social issues (rape, abortion, etc) that are performed by seven women known only by a color ('Lady in Blue', etc).
Several high-profile cases may change social attitudes about rape and the handling of rape cases in China and India, two places where victims are often shamed and justice is elusive.
Social attitudes towards rape mean that victims are scared to come forward.
Nick Griffin scapegoats Muslims for a range of social problems like rape and drugs, and labels Islam "wicked" and a "cancer".
Users chat about potty training and the tooth fairy, bond over serious problems like depression and divorce, and make noise about big social issues like rape.
They provided the moral centre of a show that concerned itself with a range of social issues, from rape to cancer, eating disorders to AIDS.
