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In reply to the discussion: What sexual acts do you consider to be violent? [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)It is down in all crimes, so it is strange if it weren't down in reported rapes too. This would correlate to what the Freakonomics guys claim is a result of Roe vs Wade, so it's going to be interesting to see whether it continues. On the other hand, the decrease is contested, one reason for which because it only counts cities, and Washington DC for example, saw a decrease in numbers in the District, but a corresponding increase in suburban jurisdictions. There is also evidence that points towards an increase in gang rapes.
As for guilting someone into sex, I don't see that as persuasion. It is basically blackmailing someone into having sex with you, and I don't think sex should ever be a tit for tat in a relationship. As I've written elsewhere on this thread, I don't see sex as an activity on par with "you do the dishes and I'll clean the bathroom." And if your partner starts pressuring you into sex by stating unless you have sex with them, you don't love them, I'm pretty sure that's one of many red flags in that relationship.