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Jnew28

(931 posts) Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:11 PM Oct 2016

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Raping without consent? What am I missing?

Last edited Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:43 PM - Edit history (1)

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Raping without consent? What am I missing? (Original Post) Jnew28 Oct 2016 OP

"Sex is a byproduct" PJMcK Oct 2016 #1

Rape is not about sex but about power and domination Gothmog Oct 2016 #2

It's nothing more than that. I agree. Jnew28 Oct 2016 #4

Aren't the words... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #3

Yes they definitely are... Puzzler Oct 2016 #5

PJMcK

(22,035 posts)

1. "Sex is a byproduct"

Reply to Jnew28 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:13 PM

Oct 2016

Or an afterthought. And an additional insult.

Gothmog

(145,164 posts)

2. Rape is not about sex but about power and domination

Reply to Jnew28 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:40 PM

Oct 2016

Jnew28

(931 posts)

4. It's nothing more than that. I agree.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:48 PM

Oct 2016

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)

3. Aren't the words...

Reply to Jnew28 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:47 PM

Oct 2016

..."without consent" superfluous?

Puzzler

(2,505 posts)

5. Yes they definitely are...

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:17 AM

Oct 2016

... it seems ludicrous have to say this, but rape by definition is at the very minimum non-consensual. It is a clear tautology linguistically. Furthermore it implies that there us some kind of consensual rape. We don't usually hear the phrase "non-consensual robbery".

I'm being sarcastic here, but people being robbed have this "odd" habit of handing their wallets over when they have a gun shoved in their face.

Incidentally, I'm not implying that anyone here is intentionally misusing the word/phrase. In case there is any misunderstanding.

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