What Does a Sympathetic Portrayal of Sexual Assault on Screen Look Like?
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to an end, I’d like to urge viewers and filmmakers to take a long and hard look at how rape is portrayed on screen.

Every boy reaches a point in their lives when it’s time to become a man – which in the case of these four horny rookies – Elijah Rock, Jimmy Jefferson, David Mannix and Carl Sagan – means having sex with another guy in front of the cameras for the very first time. And whilst they might all be just a little shy and demur at first, rest assured that their tutors – Navon Raffi, Beno Eker and Colin Horner – soon have these young, tender sweethearts blooming into something way filthier. No question about it, guys, these boys are innocents no longer!
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to an end, I’d like to urge viewers and filmmakers to take a long and hard look at how rape is portrayed on screen.
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