It's an interesting question, for sure. I think, given what we know of the SPN writers (did you hear Sera Gamble's comments about how important it was to her to not write Sam as a rapist, and how Kripke and the other writers seemed to think she was weak because of it? It was very telling, and horribly depressing) it's most likely that it's presented as more egregious almost accidentally, in that men are routinely treated as human on the show in a way women are not. So we as viewers are presented with the male violation and pain while the female violation and pain tends to be glossed over (with the exception of Meg, but what happened to her was presented not on its own terms, but by how it affected Dean).
I don't personally think that possession has been presented as a straight-up allegory for rape in the way the OP does (I particularly doubt the writers would have showed their new golden boy raping a child if that was the case), but it's interesting way to look at it, and adds several layers to that particular component of canon. But I think there's a pretty wide gulf between discussing that and suggesting it's unfair or proof of prejudice that other people are focusing on sexual violence against women.
No, I didn't hear those comments! Honestly, I try to avoid a lot about SPN because the show depresses the crap out of me at times anyway.
It's an interesting question and I'm still not quite sure what I think of it myself-- there's definitely been sexual implications like the 'ridden hard' comment, but metaphor is just that.
I don't personally think that possession has been presented as a straight-up allegory for rape in the way the OP does (I particularly doubt the writers would have showed their new golden boy raping a child if that was the case), but it's interesting way to look at it, and adds several layers to that particular component of canon. But I think there's a pretty wide gulf between discussing that and suggesting it's unfair or proof of prejudice that other people are focusing on sexual violence against women.
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It's an interesting question and I'm still not quite sure what I think of it myself-- there's definitely been sexual implications like the 'ridden hard' comment, but metaphor is just that.
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