The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #86686   Message #1614170
Posted By: dianavan
26-Nov-05 - 01:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: We are going round in circles!!
Subject: RE: BS: We are going round in circles!!
If she didn't know if she was raped, then how can you prosecute for rape? You can't.

...but aside from that, yes, attitudes must change. In the past, the guilt associated with rape was enough to make any victim hold her tongue. Rapist relied on that.

It looks as if the public attitude hasn't changed much.

DMcG and Guest - Since you think that the victims of rape are partly responsible, do you also think that women should never kiss a man because it might suggest she wants to be raped? She might want to have sex but that doesn't mean she wants to be raped.

The same goes for prostitutes who are raped. Even if they are selling their bodies, it doesn't mean they want to be raped.

Rape and consensual sex are two different things.

Are you saying that if a woman goes to a friend's party and drinks too much, she should expect to be raped? I disagree completely. She may not even want consensual sex let alone rape.

It seems to me that you are saying that men can't be trusted or that men aren't responsible for their actions. You seem to imply that they don't know the difference between rape and consensual sex.