Saturday, June 7, 2014

An Aspect of Rape

I came across this image, and at first I chuckled at the sardonic nature of the joke in it. Then I actually let it sink in, and had a "woah" moment.
I've gotten on my soapbox before about informed consent and sexual assault on the whole, and I have to admit I've neglected the male victims of these crimes.
Of course men can be raped and assaulted too, and this particular commentary below touches a little bit on that.

 

Reddit User  meathouse1 in response to this image;
I am a man who is the victim of a woman lying about birth control to get pregnant. The pregnancy resulted in a behaviorally challenged child. The woman who lied to me eventually left for her next victim.
I've lost over 10 years of life to this. It has emotionally, and financially drained me. I lost my home. I lost most of my possessions.
I often describe what happened to me as rape. I hate using the word rape as it is reserved for specific acts against humans that are horrible and the word should be taken seriously.
Still, however, what that woman did to me feels like rape. She came into my life. Took everything for herself. Made me do things against my will. It has left me angry, scared, alone, and confused.
I was amazed and glad to see words like this coming from a woman. While this is dark comedy, it also flirts with truth and makes you think about things. Thank you very much to the OP for putting it up.

On top of that can of worms, with contraceptives on the line, could STI disclosure be considered a part of consent? I think so.
In my opinion, sex is loosely a contractual exchange. It involves two (or more) people in agreement that they want to enjoy each others' bodies in an safe way, which should mean clear consent and disclosure on diseases and contraceptives. It sounds really stoic on paper, but really, how can you enjoy getting your orgasm on if one or both of you has to worry about pregnancy, disease, or getting hurt? Isn't one of the main contributors to fun sex good communication?

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