Why do you think people rape other people?

• Milk wrote on 2012-05-17 22:50
  I remember being taught in an English class that rape is a way for people to express some sort of power or control over someone. She used a real life example of an effeminate male she use to know who was raped by another group of males for being gay. This confused me because until that day I always assumed that rape was something desperate people did when perusing pleasure of some sort.
  
  Today i saw a video on something called "SlutWalk" that takes placed in Toronto Canada.
  
  

  SlutWalk Toronto began as a small idea in 2011 to fight back against victim-blaming and slut-shaming around sexual violence. We were galvanized into action and took our name from a Toronto Police officer who referred to women and survivors of sexual assault as "sluts" and suggested women 'dressing like sluts' were inviting their own victimization.
  The prevalence of this attitude in our culture at large drew many to this cause to end blaming victims of sexual violence, and judging peoples' worth by their bodies and what they do with them. In the last year, this fight has spread to over 200 cities around the world, where independent organizers have organized locally-driven SlutWalks and SlutWalk-inspired events. SlutWalk started, and is still going, because we and so many others around the world have had enough.
  We demand our bodies and all bodies be respected. Our worth as human beings is not determined by our sexuality.

  
  
  When I saw this I looked up some more video's and saw the cops quote and it said

  "That women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to be less likely to be victimized."

  
  
  Now don't pounce before you hear me out but I seriously don't see the wrong in this statement because I read it as if you dress a certain way then those rapist might come after you. But I do see a problem with the cop calling her a slut just because she dressed a little on the revealing side that day.
  
  So I'm wondering do you believe that Rape is just about sex, is it about power in someway?
  A bit of both? Leans more towards one side than the other?
• Xemnas wrote on 2012-05-17 22:55
  Both, unsatisfied sexual urges and lust for power or dominance.
• ♪ wrote on 2012-05-17 22:58

  Quote from Xemnas;866259:

  Both, unsatisfied sexual urges and lust for power or dominance.

  
  
  This along with the lack of respect and a brain full of hate
  
  only a hateful person could rape someone
• Tropacat wrote on 2012-05-17 23:03

  Quote from ♪;866260:

  This along with the lack of respect and a brain full of hate
  
  only a hateful person could rape someone

  
  
  This.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2012-05-17 23:07
  It's mostly a power urge thing.. Some people get a "kick" out of exercing power over others. Very often too, rape victim know the attacker in one way or another. There is quite often more of a reason than a random "need for sex" in rape.
  
  
  Anyway.. guys undress in public quite often in summer.. I don't get why they don't get shamed for it since they are attracting female attention that could possibly turn into men raping demons! (just been ironic, want to show the double standars of it..)
• Royale wrote on 2012-05-17 23:08

  Quote from ♪;866260:

  This along with the lack of respect and a brain full of hate
  
  only a hateful person could rape someone

  
  and animals, particularly ducks, they are crazy.
• ♪ wrote on 2012-05-17 23:17

  Quote from Royale;866273:

  and animals, particularly ducks, they are crazy.

  
  
  Unlike humans, animals rape out of instinct.
• Niuu wrote on 2012-05-17 23:23

  Quote from Milk;866256:

  I remember being taught in an English class that rape is a way for people to express some sort of power or control over someone. She used a real life example of an effeminate male she use to know who was raped by another group of males for being gay. This confused me because until that day I always assumed that rape was something desperate people did when perusing pleasure of some sort.
  
  Today i saw a video on something called "SlutWalk" that takes placed in Toronto Canada.
  
  
  
  When I saw this I looked up some more video's and saw the cops quote and it said
  
  Now don't pounce before you hear me out but I seriously don't see the wrong in this statement because I read it as if you dress a certain way then those rapist might come after you. But I do see a problem with the cop calling her a slut just because she dressed a little on the revealing side that day.
  
  So I'm wondering do you believe that Rape is just about sex, is it about power in someway?
  A bit of both? Leans more towards one side than the other?

  
  
  If she was dressing like a slut, she deserved to be called a slut.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-05-17 23:24
  there's such thing as anger sex
  or hate sex
• Second wrote on 2012-05-17 23:26

  Quote from ♪;866280:

  Unlike humans, animals rape out of instinct.

  
  Humans are animals too
  :point:
  
  

  [Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUU_oOBZKko&t=0m20s]

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• ♪ wrote on 2012-05-17 23:27

  Quote from Second;866289:

  Humans are animals too
  :point:
  
  

  [Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUU_oOBZKko&t=0m20s]

  [Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUU_oOBZKko&t=0m20s]

  [Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUU_oOBZKko]

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  But we don't rape out of instinct.
  
  

  Quote from Niuu;866285:

  If she was dressing like a slut, she deserved to be called a slut.

  
  That's not true, that's Dejosa logic there.
  If you think someone's a slut you /can/ call them a slut, but it doesn't make it right.
  I know calling people names isn't justifiable, but I still do it if I'm angry enough.
  People can dress however they like, as long as they're clothed.
• Milk wrote on 2012-05-17 23:29

  Quote from Chiyuri;866271:

  It's mostly a power urge thing.. Some people get a "kick" out of exercing power over others. Very often too, rape victim know the attacker in one way or another. There is quite often more of a reason than a random "need for sex" in rape.
  
  
  Anyway.. guys undress in public quite often in summer.. I don't get why they don't get shamed for it since they are attracting female attention that could possibly turn into men raping demons! (just been ironic, want to show the double standars of it..)

  
  
  Females wear Bakinies all the time at beaches too & thats as revealing as it gets for both sexes.
  
  Male nudity has always been viewed in a different way throught history.
  
  For the longest time males couldn't paint & or sculpt a naked female without slapping the name Venus on it.
  
  I think it also falls into gender rolls & how females & males are different.
• Rin wrote on 2012-05-18 00:25
  I really view it more as a humiliation reason. Power, I guess?
  
  I don't see pleasure or sexual frustration as the real reason. But that's because my logic goes "It doesn't matter if you're perverted and desperate; if you're respectful of the other person's wishes, it stops you from raping them."
  
  The difference, I believe, is who and if who honors the word "No" to sex.
• Royale wrote on 2012-05-18 00:32

  Quote from ♪;866280:

  Unlike humans, animals rape out of instinct.

  
  
  It's a common misconception, many animals's sexual behavior are not simply instinctive, their sexual behaviour are in many ways the same as humans, they will use sex for many things other than reproduction, for example prostitution exists in some spices where the animal will perform sexual acts to gain material items, be it food, shelter or other things. some species also perform oral sex, and/or masturbation. so they do "think" when it comes to sexual activities.
  
  Anyways the point is, rape is not a phenomenon seen only in humans, it also happens with many other species, and humans in the end are still animals.this give rise to the theory that rape is some times a sociobiological effect, meaning such behavior is the result of evolution, and in a sense natural. of course such theory is very controversial and rather hard to prove, especially when considered from an ethical point of view, but it's a possible contributing factor to such behavior. Then again the fact we are still using a theories means nobody figured out or agreed on the cause of this behaviour yet.
  
  yay for biology classes
• Chillax wrote on 2012-05-18 01:00
  They're able to objectify the raped.