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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: rape and Redbook fantasies
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Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 11:17:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 21 11:17:44 1984
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Before anyone comes out with their favorite woman-hating conspiracy theory
involving Redbook, I thought I'd submit my fiancee's reaction, as well
as I understand it.

The fantasy of being forced to have sex would legally be rape if it occured
in reality, but the fantasies referred to in Redbook have little or no
similarity to actual rapes. The male in the fantasy is a specific person,
not some random rapacious bozo off the street. The reason the act would be
forced is not because the woman doesn't have the hots for him, but because
of the real-life consequences if she did do it (doesn't want to get emotionally
involved, husband would be hurt if he found out, etc.).  And finally, these
fantasies (masochists excepted) involve none of the sadism which seems to be
the primary feature of real rapes.

In short, no one should construe these fantasies as evidence that women like
to be raped (which I believe was the concern expressed).

                                             Smile,
                                              Jeff Winslow