For those that may have read Faulkner's Sanctuary, this will probably make more sense but here goes . . .

 

In the novel a hot, young coed (Temple Drake) is forced to have sex with a "gangster" (Red) by another "gangster" (Popeye). Complicating this is Temple, after earlier being raped by Popeye (he's impotent but used a corn cob) she seemingly runs off with him and is loosely being held captive by Popeye at a Memphis whorehouse. She later offers false testimony that leave Popeye free and causes an innocent man to be convicted.

 

A part of my thesis comes from a study of the secondary sources which never paint Red as a victim of a sexual assault. My argument is he did not have a choice in having sex with Drake and therefor should be considered a victim of a sexual assault. I further argue that it was the sexual harassment accusations by Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court process that changed our attitudes about who can be sexually assaulted which is why this idea has not been studied before.

 

Anyone care to comment? I'm especially looking at what points I should make regarding guys being raped by being forced to basically rape someone else. Weird, I know.

No. An erection is a sign that the rape is not legitimate.

No. An erection is a sign that the rape is not legitimate.

 

That actually is a persistent argument. From what little research I read (Wikipedia) a male erection can be involuntarily induced.

No. An erection is a sign that the rape is not legitimate.

 

That actually is a persistent argument. From what little research I read (Wikipedia) a male erection can be involuntarily induced. That may be good for a page or two and fun to write.

No. An erection is a sign that the rape is not legitimate.

 

What about morning wood?

What about morning wood?

 

If the rape is legitimate, the male body has ways of shutting down erections.

If the rape is legitimate, the male body has ways of shutting down erections.

Zing-o :lol:

Yes. But social stereotypes make it so that its not really considered.

That actually is a persistent argument. From what little research I read (Wikipedia) a male erection can be involuntarily induced. That may be good for a page or two and fun to write.

Yeah, even regardless of that, there's a huge difference between being turned on and still wanting sex that a lot of people don't seem to grasp. Kate Upton getting naked in front of you is going to turn on any guy. That doesn't mean the father of three wants to be acted on.

 

 

f***, maybe I should not have used Kate Upton as my example.