American male

[AIRret]

Hey Cyber hubby, that's the way to Gooooooo!

Nothing is fun if it is forced!

[Bawanna]

Begging really isn't the same as forcing right. I on occasion do beg. I won't lower myself to groveling but sometimes a little begging can't be avoided.

[knkali]

Oh is that what it's called. Is that not supposed to happen?

[ltxi]

Begging really isn't the same as forcing right. I on occasion do beg. I won't lower myself to groveling but sometimes a little begging can't be avoided.

Nah...you're okay. That's a just usual consequence of marriage.

[Bills1873]

Goodness, kindness, chivalry, integrity, doesn’t make for sellable media! Shame you gotta be a lowlife scumbag to make the news.

[Armybrat]

I can see the real rape victims being afraid of outing their powerful attackers because of fear of physical harm and/or shame. Too bad they didn't have the opportunity to shoot their attackers at the time.

Then there are those (female and male) who use the "casting couch" willingly to advance their careers. If they complain decades later, that's too bad. They were made the decision to whore themselves out. The "men" who took advantage of these women are low down skunks and deserve all the humiliation they get... even if it is years later.

The perverts who molested the minors, whether in the Church, film industry, athletics, or schools, deserve every bit of scorn and punishment that is forthcoming. The fathers of those innocent victims should be given the opportunity to beat those scumbags to death with a baseball bat. Same for those whose daughters were raped by the high & mighty who think they are above the law & decency.

Then there are the enablers who were aware of these rape/molestation shenanigans, but kept quiet because they didn't want to make waves amongst the power class in their industries. (Meryl Streep, whom I used to respect, Hillary, who actively trash the victims & destroyed them, Joe Paterno & his PSU cohorts who ignored child rape)) They should be blacklisted & ostracized from society.

[knkali]

I can see the real rape victims being afraid of outing their powerful attackers because of fear of physical harm and/or shame. Too bad they didn't have the opportunity to shoot their attackers at the time. Agreed

Then there are those (female and male) who use the "casting couch" willingly to advance their careers. If they complain decades later, that's too bad. They were made the decision to whore themselves out. The "men" who took advantage of these women are low down skunks and deserve all the humiliation they get... even if it is years later.The "thransactualization" of sex, while disgusting and vulgar has been around for a very very long time and not just in Hollywood. Not sure it can be changed....however, is that rape? It seems from your comment that it is not since a "decision" was made.

The perverts who molested the minors, whether in the Church, film industry, athletics, or schools, deserve every bit of scorn and punishment that is forthcoming. The fathers of those innocent victims should be given the opportunity to beat those scumbags to death with a baseball bat. Same for those whose daughters were raped by the high & mighty who think they are above the law & decency. Agreed, but this is different than the above casting couch comment but share the abuse of power nonetheless.

Then there are the enablers who were aware of these rape/molestation shenanigans, but kept quiet because they didn't want to make waves amongst the power class in their industries. (Meryl Streep, whom I used to respect, Hillary, who actively trash the victims & destroyed them, Joe Paterno & his PSU cohorts who ignored child rape)) They should be blacklisted & ostracized from society. Agreed.

Are my above notes in agreement with your views?

[Armybrat]

Are my above notes in agreement with your views?

Pretty much, except #2 can vary case by case - some willingly "sell" themselves to advance, while others are caught unawares and are backed into a corner. Therein can lie the difference between rape & mutual exploitation.

I recall reading about the Hollywood "casting couch" culture 60 years ago.

[dustnchips]

I'd hate to be a teenage male today. I never asked a girl if I could kiss her or touch her breast, or anything else for that matter. I never got slapped, but I did get put in my place a few times. That was just part of being a teen and sexual exploration.

[Armybrat]

I'd hate to be a teenage male today. I never asked a girl if I could kiss her or touch her breast, or anything else for that matter. I never got slapped, but I did get put in my place a few times. That was just part of being a teen and sexual exploration.

As we all did, but we are not talking about pimply-faced teens trying to get to first base here. these are men in positions of power who use it to abuse the naïve, weak, and yes, the overly ambitious.