HBO - NCOSE

The Problem

HBO, a division of Time Warner, is an American premium cable television network that has consistently produced content which normalizes rape myths, sexual violence, and commercial sexual exploitation through with sexually exploitive depictions of sex and sexual violence. This has been displayed over the years through shows like Game of Thrones and The Deuce. The HBO GO home streaming service and app make accessing this exploitive content even easier.

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Proof

Faulty Parental Controls on HBO Max

HBO Produces Content with Eroticized Sexual Assault & Gratuitous Nudity

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HBO Max Parental Controls

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.@HBO stop producing shows that normalize #rapeculture, commercial sexual exploitation, and eroticizing sexual violence with gratuitous nudity. Share on X

.@HBO must portray sexual violence in a more responsible manner – so that it is not eroticizing or exploiting this real crime that harms so many in our #MeToo culture. Share on X

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Updates

Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa in Game of Thrones

Emilia Clarke Opens Up About How HBO Pushed Scenes of Rape, Nudity

HBO’s Euphoria Claims “Nudes are the Currency of Love” and Promotes Other Sexually Exploitive Themes

HBO Intentionally Creates Content that Uses Sexual Violence to Entertain

STATEMENT: HBO Continues to Promote #MeToo Culture in The Deuce

The Deuce: Buying and Selling Women's Bodies

HBO’s The Deuce Claims Porn and Prostitution are Empowering, Here’s Why That’s Wrong

HBO is Normalizing Rape Culture

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