RE: So is rape reeeally wrong?
June 18, 2014 at 6:54 pm
(This post was last modified: June 18, 2014 at 7:12 pm by Faith No More.)
(June 18, 2014 at 6:35 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I've always found this a little hard to believe. If it isn't about sexual desires, why choose that anyway? surely there are more practical means of showing dominance than getting naked.
The sexual gratification is just a side benefit. A rapist chooses rape as a means of dominance because it is extrememely humiliating to the victim, and the ability to humiliate signifies ownership. To put it bluntly, nothing says, "I own you" quite like a penis being forcibly thrust into a vagina.
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