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For ages, rape was only defined as male on female vaginal intercourse, and treated more as “theft” from the husband/boyfriend/family. There’s still places today that treat it as a shame on the woman’s family’s honor, and the woman’s killed for it, like they’re a piece of bubble gum only meant to be used once. Societies can change, which is why if it’s being historically accurate, a story can portray it as a positive, if it’s in line with the history. I mean, an old-fashioned pirate novel? Rape could be part of that. How the society responds to a rape, whether it’s condemned or praised, says a lot about that society. That said, I do tend to have a special streak of meanness I’ll apply to the rapist, even if the society upholds the act.

Found it From First Sight by yaoilovers

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In my opinion, “classic rape” is a uniquely odious assault that one person may inflict upon another. Like anything else, it can be used by “lazy” writers as well as “hard-working” ones, as you’ve written. The same holds true for dealing with the aftermath of the assault. I tend to try reading stories that are well-written. Rape, like any other form of violence may have its place in the narrative of a story. Like any other form of violence one may inflict on another, I believe that it shouldn’t be portrayed in a light where the perpetrator is “glorified” for committing it. I also find the act “anti-erotic,” and I will usually avoid stories where the author seriously attempts to portray it otherwise. Stories that portray “Forced consent” favorably also tend to be a turn-off, as do stories where one of the participants in the act is genuinely unable to provide any form of consent.