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Attn: Netflix users

posted 11 years ago by larisa56
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I know that there has been alot of talk about how countless plot summaries of Contracted have incorrectly said that Samantha had a "one night stand" instead of the reality that she was raped. Unfortunately, Netflix is among the guilty parties (for lack of a better term), but there is something we can do to alert the company about it.

If you haven't done so already (and I hope many of you already have), go to the main page for Contracted and locate the "report a problem" link below the poster image. A form then will pop up with a series of problem types; select the one that says "wrong or missing summary" and then there's a space below for further explanation.

I first reported this problem a few days ago, and I haven't heard anything from Netflix nor have any changes been made. I understand that solving problems takes time, but you would think this would be an easy fix. Either way, I'm hoping that if more people report this problem, that will move it up in terms of priority.

[–] AlabamaWorley1971 11 years ago

Good idea, thank you.

[–] mhill35 11 years ago

I just reported this problem too.

[–] proudadever-819-340592 11 years ago

How was it rape, when she willingly wound up in the back seat of a strange man's car?

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[–] xterminal 11 years ago

SPOILER: she was roofied. I thought it was obvious when BJ handed her "her drink" when she hadn't had one before, but just in case that was too subtle for some folks, just after Sam storms out of Zain's apartment, Zain explicitly tells Alice that he is relatively sure he sold rohypnol to BJ at Alice's party.

Slipping a person rohypnol without their knowledge and then having sex with that person is pretty much the definition of date rape.

[–] crc-4 11 years ago

SPOILER: she was roofied. I thought it was obvious when BJ handed her "her drink" when she hadn't had one before, but just in case that was too subtle for some folks, just after Sam storms out of Zain's apartment, Zain explicitly tells Alice that he is relatively sure he sold rohypnol to BJ at Alice's party.

She had drink. The jack ass knocked it on the floor remember. No it was not obvious she was drugged. Guys buy girls drinks all the time.

[–] hazelgirl276 11 years ago

that was glass that dropped. He handed her a red cup that was a totally different drink. Then when she's telling him to stop he doesn't . THAT IS RAPE

[–] KevinPlantz 10 years ago

I just wanted to add in addition to your information. The Bearded stoner that she went to for a high, let her know that he sold rufies to the one that raped her in the car.

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[–] hazelgirl276 11 years ago

because he drugged her

[–] bunnyfu42 10 years ago

I am nauseated by this thread. It's disgusting that our culture is so ill-educated when it comes to simple human rights. This is not the Dark Ages... If a woman can't say yes, she's saying no. A drunk girl is not a target. If she can barely stand, you are a predator for trying to get in her pants. The guilt these girls feel for not remembering or being too drunk to argue is traumatizing & damaging & should not be dismissed by douchbag frat boys who just want to get laid & consider a woman as a conquest or a number. These are daughters, sisters, mothers, not tissues to be used & discarded.

As for in the context of this particular movie, the first 10 seconds of the movie are of necrophelia... This is how she eventually contracts the disease in question. Using drugs or alcohol to take advantage of someone is no better than the abuse of a corpse. Wake up people.

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[–] goatie23 9 years ago

One) She was roofied
Two) even if she wasn't, she said she didn't want to do this and to stop. You don't stop...it's rape. That's it.

[–] deem_bastille 8 years ago

thank you! and what is with this 'drugged' nonsense? was she given something? yes. did it completely make her duh to the world? no. she was MOANING PLEASURABLY AND SEXILLY DURING IT while asking for him to stop.

how is that rape? uh, ugh, mmmmm, can we stop? uh. ugh. please? thump thump thump.

how about a knee to the groin?

Oh God. Fortune vomits on my eiderdown once more.

[–] LnineB 11 years ago

It has been changed on Netflix. That's what I call making things happen.

[–] TreeHuggerKyle 10 years ago

Looking at it now. It says one-night stand.

I wasn't sure I'd call it rape when she quietly muttered something like "maybe we should stop", I was thinking, he might not have even heard her. Then she says "seriously we should stop," and I thought "alright I'd be pretty pissed with her, and maybe other guys would disagree with me, but she has the right to change her mind, going on at this point is in fact rape." But when we find out He bought roofies from her drug dealer friend, then yeah there was no question it was definitely rape.

So did Netflix really change it, and now change it back? There must be some Netflix employees who had this same discussion. Or maybe they're keeping it as one-night stand, even though they know that's inaccurate, because the roofies part is a spoiler, so the rape part may also be a bit of a spoiler? That might be a stretch though, just playing Devil's advocate, you know.

[–] THowell1975 9 years ago

As of today's date (5/29/16), Netflix still shows "After a one-night stand..."

[–] mbth-813-947267 11 years ago

I just looked at it on my phone and it still says "one night stand" I haven't watched to movie so I can't comment on whether or not it was rape just wanted you to know :)

[–] alexshishkova 11 years ago

Thank you, I agree that users have to take the extra minute to inform Netflix that it is not OK to confuse having a one-night-stand with rape.

Message I included with my report to Netflix. It took literally 1 minute from start to finish.

"The lead character did not have a 'one night stand.' She was clearly given a laced drink at a party and raped, a scene in which she said "we should stop" many times, but the assailant continued to rape her.

Describing this as a 'one night stand' is legally wrong and insensitive."

[–] horrorrox 11 years ago

Um, I just watched this film and would totally stand behind the idea of contacting Netflix if not for one simple thing. If you want to go into the semantics of what ACTUALLY happened in the movie, then shouldn't we ACTUALLY see him drug her? Just because some stoner says he sold the stuff to the guy, does not mean he used it. Looks to me like that girl was pretty well wasted long before he handed her the drink, drugged or not. If you want to jump up and down about a description not being factual, then it's not rape without the proof either (for description purposes). I don't want to argue the points of what constitutes rape, just that you are asking them to be specific without actual evidence to prove it either way. As to being legally wrong and insensitive, HE turned into a supposed rapist, and SHE definitely turned into a serial killer, but that wasn't mentioned at all. Shouldn't we complain about that instead? Or do we only change descriptions based on what is important to us as individuals? Don't waste your time contacting Netflix, nor with the film. AND PLEASE STOP USING FAKE ACCENTS IN MOVIES. IF YOU CAN'T PULL IT OFF, THEN DON'T TRY IT.....YOU SOUNDED TERRIBLE!

[–] weero 11 years ago

> then shouldn't we ACTUALLY see him drug her?

Yes I strongly agree ... calling it either "one night stand" or "rape" is wrong as the movie simply does not elaborate on it.

And her saying "we should stop" .. I found that uncomfortable as well. I would have certainly taken this as a "stop sign" but it can of course be interpreted as a sign of bad conscience rather than dissent.

It could have been rape but we have not much to support that view either.

[–] blahdyblahdyblah 11 years ago

Despite the obviousness that she was roofied (the quick cuts mixed with the discussion that he bought roofoes implies that she suddenly blacked out and found herself in the car, then found herself home, a state in which one cannot consent) if you take someone saying "We should stop" as a sign to keep going and think it's your right to take creative liberties on what the intention behind that sentence is, you should not be having sex with anyone until you learn what consent is. "We should stop" should only be met with stopping and, if you're confused, asking for clarification. Not only did she want to stop, but continued to beg him to throughout the rest of the scene. This was not a gray area at all.

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[–] adriankeith 10 years ago

Its disturbing that you think the use of a drug to engage in sexual activity should be taken so lightly.

Also disturbing you think all women, "don't act rationally when their approaching orgasm."

Jesus. Is this guy a troll or what? and trust me, I'm no rape baiter or SJW. So keep your panties on.

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Also, literary lesson for the day:

Their = possesive, as in.. owning something. Their approaching orgasm what?

The word you're looking for is "They're"

The level of intelligence in this post is astounding.

[–] zehredness 11 years ago

I definitely wouldn't call it a one night stand, it's absolutely not that. I don't need to see BJ drugging Samantha to know that she was taken advantage of, at the very least. Since I suppose it's not clear cut enough for everyone, Netflix could call it an encounter with an odd stranger at a party, or something to that effect. I reported it to Netflix because that scene could remind a viewer of their own rape, and having Netflix call it a one night stand would probably be terrible for them.

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[–] ninaofthevalley 11 years ago

Whether she was drugged or not doesn't change the fact that she was raped.
She mourned and cried "we should stop this" and "pleeaase" several times.

That being said I think it was p-retty obvious with that suspicious drink suddenly appearing from the guy that we saw *beep* a corpse in the beginning - but I guess that part is technically open for interpretation.

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[–] ian_spurlock 11 years ago

Playing devil's advocate.

She was not assertive enough for a rape trial to stand up in court. She should have said "stop" not "please, we should stop."

That's highly ambiguous.

However the villain of the show would have raped her anyway had she demanded him to stop, but the fact that she didn't clearly convey that she wanted to stop gives it legal ambiguity.

That would be the case without date rape drugs at least.

When you factor in the date rape drugs, then it probably would be enough to solidify a conviction.

[–] PreachCaleb 9 years ago

She was not assertive enough for a rape trial to stand up in court. She should have said "stop" not "please, we should stop."

That's highly ambiguous

No. It's not. Some tells me "we should stop," I'm not going to be all, "What do you mean by that? That's ambiguous."

Can't stop the signal.

[–] hazelgirl276 11 years ago

She told him to stop! Also you don't mention things like selling roofies in a movie for no reason, he used them on her

[–] PreachCaleb 9 years ago

If you want to go into the semantics of what ACTUALLY happened in the movie, then shouldn't we ACTUALLY see him drug her?

Um, who cares. She was practically begging him to stop. He didn't.

Can't stop the signal.

[–] Thee_Justin_Sane 9 years ago

"Describing this as a 'one night stand' is legally wrong and insensitive"

What are you, a moron?
Insensitive maybe; LEGALLY WRONG.... NO.

Better call your lawyer and take them to Movie Description Court.

[–] skay_baltimore 11 years ago

It's still showing "one night stand" in the description.

"Love isn't what you say or how you feel, it's what you DO". (The Last Kiss)

[–] mcbwallace-963-14727 11 years ago

I'm completely in your camp - drugged and having sex is not consent, and therefore, rape.

POSSIBLY this summary states "one night stand" because the character herself calls it that. They allow the viewer to draw their own conclusion (since they paint the picture that she was drugged and at the very LEAST had second thoughts that were ignored).