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stevenleser

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8. BDSM requires two consenting adults. Consent separates BDSM from rape and other crimes.

Reply to Moonwalk (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 12:42 PM

Sep 2012

Dominique did not consent.

Even worse, Rand glorified what occurred and had Roarke and Dominique begin a regular relationship and marry after the event.

This is, I am sure, exactly what right wing men want to see to justify overpowering and raping women when they say 'no'.

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Ayn Rand's Fountainhead - Insight Into Paul Ryan's Understanding of Forcible Rape v. Kinky Sex? [View all] TomCADem Sep 2012 OP

People Bought This For the Masturbation, Sir, Everyone Knew So When It Was New The Magistrate Sep 2012 #1

Would like to see the media ask Ryan how often he reads the book so he can masturbate. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #9

Argh ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #2

That is sick. Rand sure had issues. No wonder psycho Ryan loves it. MotherPetrie Sep 2012 #3

They must have left that scene out of the movie... rocktivity Sep 2012 #4

Actually, this is simply BDSM--it's not shocking, it's nothing new, and it's poorly written... Moonwalk Sep 2012 #5

I Read the Fountainhead and it did not look like... TomCADem Sep 2012 #6

Just because the novel is a political piece of propaganda doesn't mean it's going to be free.... Moonwalk Sep 2012 #7

BDSM requires two consenting adults. Consent separates BDSM from rape and other crimes. stevenleser Sep 2012 #8

My Point Is That The Book Does Not Clearly Delineate ... TomCADem Sep 2012 #11

The woman in the book calls it rape. I tend to let women have their own authority to riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #10