# Should "They Were Asking For It"-style rape denial be a moddable offence?

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**Created:** [July 9, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-they-were-asking-for-it-style-rape-denial-be-a-moddable-offence/946068 "2021-07-09T07:09:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-they-were-asking-for-it-style-rape-denial-be-a-moddable-offence/946068/13 "2021-07-09T12:59:47Z")

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BigT already did, but here it is again:

> [@I Pit Split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-split-p-j/941620/187):
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> Not good enough if you were an adult woman. It’s your body your choice right? You made a choice to have that first drink. You don’t get to say it was the second one that did you in 40 years later. We don’t owe it to you to say “ok if you say so, it must be true.”

I don’t think this should be a bannable offense or anything, but a note or warning seems appropriate.

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