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Ask Dr. Helen: Can a Man Be Raped by a Woman?

June 30, 2008 - 12:06 am - by Helen Smith
fred
2008-07-01 14:33:07

I could care less what the LEGAL definition of rape is in the United Kingdom. It is not my country and people like “Mike” and “James” are Americans, not Brits. So, what a British legal professional thinks about what happened to “Mike” is not my concern. Truly, it isn’t. I only care about something that is even beyond how the legal establishment deals (or fails to deal with)this problem: the erosion of moral sensibilities and the lack of caring about how we treat each other. That pregnant women used power and intimidation to take advantage of “Mike.” If the roles were reversed, it seems most people would not have a hard time understanding what transpired. Let’s pretend that the word “rape” is non-existent in our lexicon. Now, use your intelligence to come up with descriptive and defining phrases and words to cover what was done to “Mike.” How does this differ from how some boss would grope a female subordinate when everyone else has left the office and only those two are left behind?

And as a male, I can tell you that, along with other males, erections happen when we are asleep and no stimulation is the proximate cause of this condition.

“Rape” has “evolved,” in some jurisdictions, to have more of a political meaning as opposed to an ethical one. Among feminists, there is a clear political intent behind this, and by corrupting its meaning humanity is done a disservice.