Purity Culture Is Rape Culture

[LittleBlue]

20. You can lust after something that isn't revealed

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I find that women who wear more clothing can often be more attractive than women who wear less. That doesn't mean that every rape has nothing to do with lust. Why must every rape be attributable to the same thing? It is conceivable that rapes could be due to many things, lust and power being among them.

But that's not really the point, is it? Attributing a rape to lust does not infer that the blame is upon the woman. I do not understand why an attempt to examine all possible motives for a rapist, even if they do not imply any logical responsibility upon the woman, as "rape apology". And to avoid the label "rape apologist", we must reject that any rape could be about lust and must accept that every rape is about power and control.

If you can support the latter assertion with science, then it can be accepted. But if this is about ideology and coming to an unsupported conclusion (rape must be about power) to head off a separate illogical belief (the victim shares responsibility for their rape), then it cannot be accepted.

I would imagine that rape can probably involved power, lust, hatred, or sadistic motivations, or even a mix of these depending on the rapist. If lust is not a component of rape, then why are women age 16-24 are four times more likely to be raped than any other population group. That after all is when a woman is most desirable (or biologically, fertile) in their lifetime.

You should know that tossing the rape apologist accusation around in so casual a manner debases its meaning.