--co-er-sion -er-zhen,shen n --co-er-cive -er-siv adj

rape ^r`ap n 1: a carrying away by force 2: sexual intercourse by a man with a woman without her

consent and chiefly by force or deception; also : unlawful sexual intercourse of any kind by force

As if the line between normal and acceptable consensual sex and rape wasn't thin enough already,

there are those out there that wish to make it an even narrower, less defined and more twisting line to

stay on the right side of. It seems as though somehow, somewhere, someone decided that the two terms

defined above are in some way related. However, in the manner of logic which I possess, they are not.

The debate now is rape, and what constitutes that once horridly thought of crime. In the opinion of

some, rape is no longer just a physical act of violence that accompanies uninvited sex. Rape, as defined

by some, can occur even when the two parties involved agree verbally or otherwise to have sex. This to

me, seems absurd. In the most basic terms, and with the simplest definitions, no means no, and okay,

yeah, yes and please, all mean yes. The term "NO" is not very complicated,

In my opinion, though, there's nothing wrong with trying to change someone else's opinion of you, or how

which we stand to reach up and get that which we desire. We coerce others to see things our way, do the

the substance and impact of the word "rape" itself, and I feel that they should not be used in these

not just a simple coercive statement though. It is coersion through blackmail, and is unkind and

that I, or anyone else, for that matter, would view them with the same degree of severity.

male gender as an entire group. She argues that "Hunt, pursuit, and capture are biologically programmed

point is this more true than when dating. In my opinion, dating is something that we do as a natural

Although coersion can be exercised through many different approaches, I contend that the entire

that carry much different connotations and images, the impact of the word "rape" diminishes. Apparently

they may not ordinarily do. For that matter, it is even possible for us to coerce ourselves. We

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