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This may be true of violent rape, but that is not the only type of rape. As someone who has been coerced into sex against my will, I think this narrow idea of

• bigiain 8y ago
  Of course, and I 100% do not ever want to deny or belittle your (or anyone else's) awful experiences. I am though - still reasonably sure that the gender balance of people being coerced into sex is hugely asymmetric as well. Rape jokes are 100% contemptible when made in front of men who are victims of or genuinely fearful of rape or sexual assault. They are 100% contemptible when made in front of women. (It's contemptible when anyone does it in private with their frat bros or gaming friends/opponents, but I won't judge what they do in private so long as it stays private... But I will recommend they take a long hard look at what sort of person they are if that's what they think is an appropriate way to communicate with _anyone_...)