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Bridgerton s rape scene exposes the problem with historical romantic fiction and sexual violence
Netflix s glossy adaptation has minimised Daphne s raping of the Duke through forced insemination, feeding into decades of controversy
Non-consensual: an intimate scene between Daphne and the Duke has alarmed viewers
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Until the final 10 minutes of its sixth episode, regency romp Bridgerton clops along much as you would expect. Shonda Rhimes’s libidinous new costume drama for Netflix brims with dishy dukes, doe-eyed debutantes and villainous viscounts. Adapted from Julia Quinn’s bestselling “Regency” saga, it is essentially a racier Downtown Abbey: precisely what Netflix will have bargained for when it signed Grey’s Anatomy creator Rhimes up to a $150 million deal.