, like the idea that women lie about their sexual assaults, or the expectation that women like to submit in sexual encounters."Yes it’s set in fantasy and not today’s world, but I worry that it would contribute to this broader [myth], yet another storyline," says, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, whose work focuses on the psychology of media effects.
Which isn’t to say that there aren’t storylines about sexual assault that can’t be helpful or positivelyI May Destroy You as an example of this."[Coel] talked a lot about making sure there are people involved who know how to handle these topics, who understand what it means to be a survivor or fight for justice, or who understand the larger social politics and the systems that perpetuate this kind of violence. And Coel talked about having a sensitivity coach on set, for example, and the importance of knowing how these kinds of topics can affect everyone involved: the cast, crew, and, of course, the audience.
"The idea that they have to be historically accurate, but it's a fantasy setting, just does not seem to make sense,” Riddle says. “If you really want to be accurate about medieval times, you can't just pick and choose some things.”