Khal Drogo Did Not Rape Daenerys Targaryen

Consent:My opponent has conceded that Daenrys objected to the marriage. However, my opponent then imagines that consent was somehow granted simply because Daenerys and her brother have the same goals and she lacks a different plan.She was not convinced that Viserys plan was the way to go, she was intimidated into doing so. If I tell you to give me your money, and you refuse, and then I hold a gun to your head, and then you give me your money, did convince you to give me your money?No, I didn't. You did it out of fear and intimidation and I would still be guilty of robbery. Viserys comments are not simply that he would not mind seeing his sister engage in an orgy - which is a passive statement - but that he would actively work to bring that about if it would get him what he wanted.The takeaway here is that his sister has no free will that he recognizes and defiance will result in being physically abused.At the end of the day we have explicit, irrefutable statement, agreed upon by my opponent that Daenerys objected to the marriage and nothing to suggest she changed her mind. She was bullied into silence.A Captive:It is clear from dialogue that Daenerys is, essentially, a captive of her brother. Beyond the subordinate role of women in Westerosi society, Viserys clearly is domineering and controlling of his sister. In his mind he is already king and she is a subject that owes him complete obedience. The idea that the mere existence of other cities means Daenerys was free to go is absurd.A Contract?My opponent equates the situation with a contractual obligation that Daenrys must now oblige. He seems to have forgotten that Daenerys was threatened into this "contract" to begin with and contracts made under such circumstances are null and void. Daenerys objected to the arrangement and went through with it under duress as a result of the threats of her brother. My opponent acknowledges that Viserys threatened Daenerys.He futher asserts that Daenerys agreed to the marraige.I respond: Prove it. Provide any scene in the show that demonstrates Daenerys' agreement to this marraige. All I see is her being threatened and intimidated into passively going along with what she has been forced into.Concluding Remarks Support:1) CON: ""Non-consent was clearly voiced..." - Daenerys clearly voiced non-consent.""Dany was clearly convinced of Vis's plan, meaning that her objections were overcome. That the marriage ceremony happened as a consequence clearly speaks to this. Dany was not a slave."There is no clear evidence that she was convinced of anything except for the fact that she would suffer physical punishment if she did not acquiesce. Furthermore, the mere existence of the marriage ceremony is proof of nothing, since you admit the forced marriage of Sansa to Tyrion does not permit him to have sex with her.Result: Non-consent expressed, no consent ever expressed. In this situation, the clear and unequivical statement of non-consent trumps any perceived and unstated consent, especially since it relies solely on your assertion that it is obvious.2) CON: ""...the two are quite cool to each other as a result of that scene..." - Daenerys has no interaction with Drogo outside of his forced sex acts on her (until much later in the season)""This is an invalid comparison...CON is stretching the significance of a rape scene between Cercei and Jaime to explain the interactions between Dany and Drogo. The two scenes are materially different."Not so. You raised this point to demonstrate that the sexual act caused a divide between them, further reinforcing it as a non-consentual sex act. I do the same here.3) CON: ""...an expression of power relations between genders..." - Daenerys is explicitly put into play to be sold, by her brother, for an army, so he can become King.""This is something that Dany agreed to do, because Dany and Vis, no matter how dysfunctional their relationship, wanted the exact same thing - to realize the power of their Targaryen heritage."Where? Provide a single scene where Daenrys agreed to anything. The ends do not justify the means.