Tkmlac wrote:A short note on the question of whether or not rape is treated as more harmful than other crimes due to a culture's twisted idea of sex: It's really not. It's akin to torture in a lot of ways. Someone is literally holding you down and using your body to pleasure themself against your will. It will probably be the worst thing that ever happened to the victim and the memory of it won't fade.
have to disagree with you Tkmlac. It has plenty to do with the sacred pussy of the "good" women.
I posted a comment on AVfM in regards to false rape accusations, but the majority of it (posted below) works just as well for this discussion:
...Less experienced women seem to equate sex with love far more than those who are less puritanical.
their consent is a “precious gift†for only the “most worthy†of men.
they often need to believe that they would only consent to sex with the “perfect man†who has unconditional love and respect for them. Their “Knight in Shining Armourâ€.
They are more likely create and believe a fantasy to rationalise spreading their legs...
They are more likely to be ashamed, more likely to feel something was taken from them...
I am
not insinuating that rape is always easier emotionally for women who are unconventional in the way they view sex.
I
do think most women,
especially in the US, have a very similar view of sex and their vaginas, to the puritanical women I described in my comment (even when they claim otherwise).
Sex, is tied to their self-worth, and self-respect, and I believe that is at the centre of rape itself. Rapists know what they are taking away from the woman, and are aroused by the power that gives them.
Many heterosexual men believe that "straight" sex is tied to their masculinity, and a homosexual encounter would significantly diminish it*. When they are raped anally or orally, the rapist is taking something very important to them, that defines who they are, which is also tied to their self-worth, and self respect.
I am also
not saying that it is easier for a heterosexual man who is raped by a woman heterosexually, but we all know that for most men, their self-worth does not diminish by having sex with someone they don't love, and they usually do not see the need to blame the woman the next day, even if they regret their decision.
The same puritanical women who regret sleeping with someone,
are more likely to find a way to put the blame on anyone but themselves. From convincing herself that he was a creep who used her, to reporting him as having raped her.
When your self-worth is tied to sex, it can manifest in all sorts of demented ways, including self-destruction.
*and before some bellend accuses me of equating masculinity with being heterosexual, one's preference in sexual partner means nothing to me.
Who one is has nothing to do with who they love, who they choose to fuck, where they came from, what they look like, what colour or shade of colour they are, if they are disabled, or not, how much formal education they have had, who they are descended from, how much money they have, how privileged they are, or anything else that has fuck all to do with what sort of person one is.
Why hate someone based on
the color of their skin any of the above when, if you take the time to get to know them as a human being, you can find so many other things to hate them for?" - Dennis Miller