Loathing is an appropriate response to a rape scene The American audience is too used to seeing rape exploited simply as a plot point in an entertainment so it s refreshingif disturbingto see a rape scene portrayed as horrifically as it is in Showgirls See I Spit on Your Grave for another example of a film that makes it abundantly clear that the rape scene is not intended for entertainment As brutal as the rape scenes are in these movies it s clear that both of them are anti rape movies So the scene has fulfilled its purpose Frankly I m a bit repulsed when someone suggests that the rape scene in Showgirls should somehow be softened