# Is rape the forcing of a soul tie between the rapist and victim? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 5, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-the-forcing-of-a-soul-tie-between-the-rapist-and-victim/509008 "2009-09-05T23:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-the-forcing-of-a-soul-tie-between-the-rapist-and-victim/509008/8 "2009-09-06T00:06:11Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > well, I suppose it’s not really this proposition I want to debate as such, but everything surrounding it, for example why someone would post such a thing. I think it would be interesting to get inside kanicbird’s head, no? Well, the discussion continued with > [@Most Rapes Are About Power, Not Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rapes-are-about-power-not-sex/508939/29): > > Holy cow! That is some top-notch crazy right there! So in the case of date rape, you’re essentially saying, “She was asking for it.” > [@Most Rapes Are About Power, Not Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rapes-are-about-power-not-sex/508939/34): > > No you put it way to nicely, it is the equivalent of her (or him) holding the other person’s family hostage with the threat unless you rape me and take the blame I will kill them. It is extremely evil and very very deceptive. With that last part, I really have no idea where **kanicbird** ’s coming from, but perhaps it clears things up for others… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rape-the-forcing-of-a-soul-tie-between-the-rapist-and-victim/509008)._