Link: Degrassi creator explains how she handled a TV rape story

From MTV:

‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ Creator Explains How She Handled A TV Rape Story The Right Way
Perhaps no series in recent memory has crafted a rape story line as carefully as “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” In its second season in 2003, the Canadian teen soap aired “Shout,” a moving two-part episode in which one of its female characters, Paige Michalchuk, gets raped at a high school party. The scene was haunting — Paige, confused, scared and crying — and its aftermath, powerful. The story line stayed with her through seasons two, three and four. Continue reading.

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