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

June 30, 2008 - 12:06 am - by Helen Smith
Stacy
2008-07-01 19:29:34

I’m getting sick of this thread and the boneheaded attitudes on display in it. I am posting one last time to apologize to Lea — I do see your point now, though I still think this case was a rape by any reasonable definition.

Folks, you are pretty much all operating on a double standard so deeply ingrained you probably don’t even realize it. I’m not promoting whiny victimhood for men here, just asking for a little logical consistency. If men and women have equal rights, as I believe they should, then equal responsibility comes with it. Nonconsensual sex isn’t transformed into a lucky night just by reversing the gender of the participants.