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The ultimate [act] that would be the taboo, to show how bad some villain is, was to have somebody being raped, you know? I don't really think it matters. It's the same as, like, a decapitation. It's just a horrible act to show that somebody's a bad guy.

"Kick-Ass 2 Doubles Down on Self-Indulgent Violence. At Least There’s Hit-Girl" by Angela Watercutter, www.wired.com. August 15, 2013.
The ultimate [act] that would be the taboo, to show how bad some villain is, was to have somebody being raped, you know? I don't really think it matters. It's the same as, like, a decapitation. It's just a horrible act