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As a general gauge, I think a lot of people are hugely offended by the idea that some forms of non-consensual sex aren't rape.


Under what insane set of morals or laws is having sex with an unconscious person not considered rape?


In some countries it may not be _called_ rape (which is sometimes subject to rather strange and archaic definitions) but it will generally be an equivalent form of sexual assault. In any case, it's rape in the UK.


If you believe that men are now being prosecuted and hounded by all those nasty nasty feminists who just want to castrate all men.

It's just another conspiracy theory, like the Jews did 9/11 and Obama is a secret muslim. Nutcases.


Never had your girlfriend wake you up with a blowjob?


Well non-consensual doesn't necessarily imply unconscious. There are levels of force that could be considered rape, although some countries has laws on the books saying only women can be raped. I don't want look that up for proof at the moment, as I'm sitting at work.


> Well non-consensual doesn't necessarily imply unconscious

Correct. But non-consensual means rape.


I don't think you even came close to answer his question.


Where did his parent mention unconscious? He specifically called that out, so I responded with "unconscious isn't the only form of rape, and what people might call rape isn't always legally rape".

His question was a fallacy, I just pointed that out.


I am offended by the ideal that there are people who think non-consensual sex doesn' count as rape.

What's next? "Some forms of non-consenting taking of property shouldn't count as theft", etc.


People also get confused by the idea that some types of non-married men aren't bachelors.




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