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Research finds that childhood trauma and lack of empathy are two of the most reliable predictors of
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2021
#1
Apparently the woman should feel SORRY for the rapist because he was just so 'horny."
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#38
This is not a new premise. Law enforcement specializing in sexual assault have maintained
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#4
I believe a signficant proportion never even complete the sex act or maintain an erection and thus
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#28
No. It has no effect on reading responses. If you are ashamed as you SHOULD be, then
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#64
Sexual gratification possible only through violence or force over another is truly exerting POWER
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#29
Trying desperately to find an uncontrollable motivation, does, indeed normalize the behavior and
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#66
Exactly. A horny person can self gratify, and not rape. In my mind, as a woman who was
LiberalLoner
Mar 2021
#11
Thank you. My key chain says "mean people suck." I spend my time now with very few
LiberalLoner
Mar 2021
#55
There was an attempt to chemically castrate sex offenders in previous decades. It did not
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#34
Obviously, there is quite a lot you are not informed about. So that makes this thread
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#52
Rape is about power and that power is manifested by the forceful, unwanted, taking of sex.
Caliman73
Mar 2021
#21
Equating power only with social dynamics is ridiculous. Race or even gender does not prevent
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#42
You don't need sex to live, so the comparison to a starving man stealing food isn't a good one
fishwax
Mar 2021
#33
"Sex often is a powerful drive, and if there is no outlet for it, it can drive somebody nuts."
IcyPeas
Mar 2021
#60
I agree that this original post should be deleted. It is more harmful than helpful.
LiberalLoner
Mar 2021
#72