Re: Is coerced/forced consent considered rape? -
December 1st 2022, 03:50 AM
I don't believe so. Whether or not someone was "coerced" can be highly subjective. IME women can be extremely fickle and (for me) impossible to read at times. Many have this communication style where they say one thing but mean another. Men cannot be expected to be mind readers. And at the end of the day, yes is still yes. Having sex with someone who has said yes reluctantly is still very different from just forcing yourself on someone who is explicitly not consenting.
What if a woman simply changes her mind? From no to yes?
Also what qualifies as coercion? I may give money to an escort who may not normally want to have sex with me nor feel an attraction to me. Is that rape?
Or what if a wife is no longer sexually interested in the husband but is maintaining a sexual relationship with him for financial stability (perhaps without even his awareness that there was a loss of attraction)?
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