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off-topic...
But I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the 'rape is about sex' opinions. The way you explain it, any guy could rape someone if he were deprived of sex. I have a hard time believing this - not to mention a hard time believing that most of the guys on here supporting this opinion would consider themselves capable of rape if they went without sex for an extended period of time.
'Rape is about power' is a catchphrase, meant to capture the idea that what makes men rape is not just the need for sex - it is also fueled by aggression, a need to control and, sometimes, a hatred of the victim (or what the victim represents). Like some of the sexual activity that is perpetrated in prisons. It's not that complicated.
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