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Sounds like sexual assault Given the author's lack of concern, I think they are very opaquely alluding that the man must have secretly enjoyed it, therefore no
by ip26 7y ago
Sounds like sexual assault
Given the author's lack of concern, I think they are very opaquely alluding that the man must have secretly enjoyed it, therefore not sexual assault.
That these encounters bothered him enough to write, that they stayed with him after he moved on, highlights the ways sexual solicitation created new feelings and emotions that were anything but momentary.
- TallGuyShort 7y agoA lot of these comments sound like the way men dismiss sexual assault of women. "She secretly wanted it" / "She was asking for it" / "She changed her mind later".
- Noos 7y agoOr it could be he was just disgusted by being propositioned by whores. The author shouldn't be making up just-so stories about how people in history really think about social issues.
- ComputerGuru 7y agoIt’s not rape if they were aroused by it, right? (Once upon a time I wouldn’t have needed to put a /s here.)
- mirimir 7y agoThat's arguably one of the worst things about rape. Your body can betray you.