Reply #172: I'm a feminist, and I disagree vehemently with the OP. [View All]

[athena]

Thank you, RoyGBiv, for your words:

In one carefully constructed, apparently well-meaning post, you have turned feminism on its ear and given validation to every anti-feminist argument that has been put forth in the last century.
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I believe you are entirely wrong in suggesting an adult female who rapes a male child should not be subjected to the same sort of punishment as an adult male who rapes a female child. And no matter what philosophical package you try to wrap around this, that is precisely what it is, rape.

Only a couple of decades ago, people argued that rape was not a serious crime because women, deep down, wanted to be raped. They said a woman "asked for it" if she dressed provocatively or invited a man into her home. They said prostitutes could not be raped, and wives could not be raped by their husbands. What the OP argues -- that boys, deep down, want to be raped -- is no better than this. Any non-consentual sexual encounter is a rape, period, regardless of the gender of the people involved. And by definition, an underage person -- male or female -- cannot give consent. That's all there is to it.

I am a feminist, and I am ashamed to be associated with people like the OP. I am ashamed that so many women who call themselves feminists will not make the effort to think for themselves but will mindlessly regurgitate such crap. You can think about the meaning of "penetration" as much as you want, but in the end, you have to come back to reality and think about what you're really saying.