We are dealing with something that is way far above the ethical and rhetorical skills of lawyers. Coerced sex is abusive, wrong, and it is indeed rape. The sex of the victim does not matter. Women tend to be most of the victims of this crime. That issue is never in doubt. But men are also subjected to this crime. In a variety of ways and in a variety of circumstances – and, yes, women do it too.
The word play about definitions of rape reminds me of the preposterous word games played by Bubba Billy Clinton when it came time for that fool to be deposed. Oh, how I despise lawyers…
Men do not have a monopoly on sociopathy and narcissism – the lack of empathy for victims.
This crime is probably under reported because it is extremely humiliating for a man to come forward about a crime like this committed against him. The idea is that women, being physically weaker, who rape a man not only violate his personhood, but destroy his sense of being a man. Other men are likely to laugh at him, or mock him for complaining about the free goodies. It’s just sick and sordid.
