# Most Rapes Are About Power, Not Sex

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 5, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rapes-are-about-power-not-sex/508939 "2009-09-05T03:35:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rapes-are-about-power-not-sex/508939/34 "2009-09-05T23:35:11Z")

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> [@Tangent](#):
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> 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.”

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.

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