In "Shame," after Lizzie presses charges against the men who gang raped her, the men at the bar collect money for bail, reasoning that, "A few lads just acted as nature intended.... It exposes how the male hegemony has been accepted by our society and that rape has become the natural expression for male dominance because as a culture we assume men are entitled to this power. ... The selection of this gang of boys illustrates that in our oppressive male society generations of men have been conditioned to see rape as a normal manifestation of male dominance. ... This animalistic behaviour o...

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