Thread: Equitable?
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Old 03-07-2005, 11:46 AM   #160
ruthmc
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Re: Equitable?

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Mike Sigman wrote:
Just to lay this old saw about rape being only about "rage" and "domination" to rest, here's a quote.

Violence and sex are fused. There is something erotic and sexually exciting about inflicting violence upon women

Rape is instrumental. It allows men to gain sexual access to otherwise unattainable women.

Rape is "recreation and adventure" "the element of danger" makes rape "all the more exciting"
If any man believes any of the above, he's a danger to the public. It's sick and twisted thinking (or often lack of thinking). Rape during military attacks (which you mentioned earlier) occurs due to group mentality, lack of thinking, and shifting of blame. It is equally pathological and sick.

I agree with Sunny that any man who thinks that rape is a form of sexual gratification and has nothing to do with violence and domination is pathological - the woman is always hurt and dominated. Part of what makes us human is the ability to see how our actions are affecting others. It's called "Theory of Mind". Some apes have a degree of this also. A man who rapes a woman knows he is hurting and dominating her - he has just given himself permission to do that - so whatever else may (or may not) be going through his mind is irrelevant when it comes to judging him for committing this crime.

The "men can't help it when it comes to their sexual urges" argument was disproven a very long time ago, and I'm disgusted that anybody would even hint to this in the 21st century

Ruth
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