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What does power mean to you? I would have thought that any action of recieving something you didn't have previously is about power just by definition of the action.
If you think rapists are in any way powerful, as in if you believe this outside your sick sadomasochistic fantasies, then I am afraid you are mentally retarded.
The major factor that leads to most rapes is the sense of power the rapeists gets from committing the act. I don't quite understand your argument but it seems like an attempt at a personal attack I would advise you not to do that as it degrades the over all quality of your argument.
no its not, rape is predominately about control and hence why most often it is women who are raped, because our society is structured such that the female gender is seen as inferior in many ways. Social and sexual rejection is a rejection of a man's maleness to many rapists.
As for female rapists, its a similar story for them. An attractive women is one that has lots "sex", and some are not above "proving" their attraction.
It is not about power, it is about insanity and then the religious pretend God allowed free will and that master Satan made it happen when really he didn't, he just tempted the perpetrator to do it.
I agree with the title of the debate: "Rape is about power, not lust."
I do not agree with "Misogynists want to prove they are better/more powerful than women. Rape makes them a winner over them."
Rape is not an act exclusive to men violating women. I find your statement terribly sexist and uninformed. Rape is non-consensual sexual relations (usually sexual intercourse, but semantics leave room).
Any human has the ability to rape another human or animal. It is not something only men do.
The same idea works the other way around when women rape men, it is like wise about power, just because he gave a specific example, doesn't mean that he believes his example to be exclusive.
just because he gave a specific example, doesn't mean that he believes his example to be exclusive.
The process of inductive reasoning presented by the OP is incorrectly used and because of that, has lead to the implication that only misogynists rape women.
They provided a general statement as their conclusion and provided only one group that contributes to this general subject.
This is like stating that basketball is about black people, not talent. The Lakers are all black.
Now, ignoring that this is all obviously untrue, pretend, hypothetically that the "The Lakers are all black" is a true statement. This is not, in any sense, a proper way of demonstrating that the general statement is true.
Its not that he is making an argument that because x is a subset of y and all x are z thus all y are also z, but instead that x is a subset of y, y are z, thus all x are and here is a specific reason on why x is that way.
Incorrect. Because their conclusion (the title of this debate) is about the general idea of rape, not a specific type of rape done by a specific group. If what YOU are saying about their argument is true, then it must be admitted that their argument was provided incorrectly.
I concede to assuming the OP was referring to misogynistic men and not perhaps any misogynist, however it does not invalidate the rest of my argument (aside from the comments stating that the OP's view is sexist; I also concede these points may be invalid depending on the usage the OP was using). Even more so, it provides yet another reason against this claim; it's extremely bias when done in experiments using the variables the OP provided; misogynists.
I think I disagree with my own opinion now... sexual assualts on children are purely because of lust... i guess, power and lust, any of them can be reasons for rape. But perhaps, in cases of assault on women, power (including revenge) can be more of a reason, since most of the accused are known to the victims. Also, there have been many cases where a woman had an argument with a man and he later raped her, which clearly shows revenge and a show of power.
I could easily see sexual assaults being about both lust and power. Kids are generally "easy prey". That's why we fight so hard to protect them (obviously aside from them being our own offspring).
Points 1 & 2 had nothing to do with the original question, only the comment put within the debate.
Point 3 had not actual argument - you simply said that rape is forced sex, so it's about sex. I could just as easily say that rape is forced sex, so it's forcing people (power).
Not saying that you're wrong (I've seen this claim a lot, and I can't say I'm completely convinced by it), but at least make your arguments put forward a claim, or some form of actual argument.
