From: MOBTOTRM@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Date: Sat 16 Apr 1994 - 03:51:10 EEST
Paul Reilly sez:
>I hate to take issue with Sandy, but: Have you checked out a prison
>lately? I have friends in prison, and intra-group rape DOES seem to
>be a way to express dominance among human males
Sandy replies:
> I have had friends in prison myself, and I disagree with this
>statement. I think that rape among humans expresses hostility, not
>dominance.
According to what I have read and heard on the subject, rape among humans is often an expression of BOTH hostility and dominance.
>Among animals that perform dominance "rape" (at least
>mounting), the animals are able to maintain a friendly relationship
>with one another. The lower-ranked animal sometimes even invites the
>superior to mount, to demonstrate friendliness and subservience. This
>is NOT the case among humans.
But "she was asking for it" is often a defense in rape trials...
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