Look at Berserk, then look what rape could do in a horror story
Then you will add "psicological" for the genre, because really, unless you want to put emphasis on the character's experience then it's fine, or to set up the world as cruel is also fine or an anti-war message, I see no other use for it :P
RWarehall: Sometimes I wonder if the whole point of these topics is for some "hipster" to make himself feel better by showing exactly how "anti-rape" he is. I don't believe anyone in this thread condones rape (I sure hope not), but I don't see the point in debating which of us is more against rape than the other and what extremes we might support (i.e. banning rape from horror movies and games) just to show who's the most anti-rape.
Johnmourby: If you are accusing me of having some sort of agenda you'd best come out and say it. I've said nothing to the effect of wanting things banned. I think it's rather sad that saying "This is bad and I don't like it" is automatically interpreted by some people as censorship. If I wanted stuff banned 1 I'd just come out and say it 2 I'd say it the government before dropping it on the web.
And I'm certainly not doing this to prove myself the most anti-rape. If I was I'd advocate it be removed from all games, not just horror. I'm doing this because for me Rape and horror mixing is a sensitive area and I want to know if people agree or disagree with me (Even if I don't like what I hear).
To avoid the implementation of an action, and say it can't be used effectively to prove a point or statement is being dishonest, is understandable your questioning, but don't be THAT guy and don't pull an absolute, it just makes you look creatively deprived if you were to thought out that kind of scene and how you think that couldn't work :P
Besides how one handles the mix depends on the author...not just a "personality" or group when there can be one dude actually pulling it off to be sentimental and sad and be ready for a journey of misery, look at DareDevil: The Man Without Fear or Born Again or Pun Pun on how that really depends on the writer
tinyE: 50 Shades of Gray isn't a 'rape movie' it's a 'why did I pay 8 dollars to sit through this piece of shit movie'. :P
or rather "why didn't I watched PassionHD instead of this shit?" kinda thing :P