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It's called rape because of the psychological effects on the (alleged, in this case) victim, not because of the psychological affects on people who read about i
by zb 14y ago
It's called rape because of the psychological effects on the (alleged, in this case) victim, not because of the psychological affects on people who read about it in the paper, and a lot of people here on HN would do very well to stop trivialising it.
- rmc 14y agoIt's also called rape because it involves sex with someone who was asleep and wasn't able to give consent. If you see someone asleep and go up to them and start having sex with them, that's rape!