Rape is primarily about satisfying sexual desire when it can't be achieved otherwise. Complete power over a woman can be a very strong aphrodisiac. Especially where violence or injury is involved it can also be combined with the man's desire for revenge against women for perceived psychological injury previously suffered at the hands of a woman or women in general by the rapist.
Edgar On Feb 23, 2011, at 9:45 AM, ED wrote: > > > Hi Audrey - > > Yours is an assertion that conforms to the usual feminist position. It may be > true or it may not. Has the truth of the assertion been confirmed by say > neurophysiologists and neuropsychologists? > > Thanks, ED > > > --- In [email protected], "audreydc1983" <audreydc1983@...> wrote: > > > > I will beg to differ on one point: Rape has little to do with sexual > > desire. It is about power, control, and victimization. > > > Those of us who believe sex is a natural product of lust, sexual desire, > > and love often will assume that rape, since it is a sexual act, is > > associated in some way with these feelings. > > > This assumption couldn't be further from the truth. If there is any desire > > in rape, it is the desire to control/victimize. > > > > ~Audrey > > >
