Erosophia

Tag: Rape

  • Best of 2013

    by Jason Stotts As we go into Erosophia’s 9th year, let’s take a step back and see what we did in 2013. Last year was a very busy year for me and Erosophia.  Although Erosophia didn’t place in the top 100 Sex Blogs last year, there were still some really great things that happened and…

  • The Fountainhead’s ‘Rape Scene’: a Case Study of Consensual Non-Consent

    by Jason Stotts Overview: The Fountainhead’s “rape scene” is not, in context, a scene of rape at all.  One might even say that Roark could have been given no clearer invitation.  Moreover, we can understand what this kind of thing might look like in the real world through the idea of consensual non-consent. This essay…

  • Interesting Articles

    by Jason Stotts All three of these articles are worth reading.  They’re each very interesting in different ways. 1. What Science Says About Arousal During Rape Arousal and orgasm during rape happen. Probably much more often than we know. It is not a sign of guilt or pleasure. It in no way indicates consent. It is…

  • College Basketball Star Heroically Overcomes Tragic Rape He Committed

    by Jason Stotts I love The Onion: their satire is brilliant and often scathing.  I’m aslo impressed at how quickly they can get their videos together.   College Basketball Star Heroically Overcomes Tragic Rape He Committed   In case you don’t get this, you should watch the news more often (or click here).

  • Assorted News

    by Jason Stotts 1. Sara Reedy wins in Court A woman gets raped during a robbery, accused of the theft, and then jailed.  She filed suit against the police and eventually wins.  Her case is alarming and worth reading if you aren’t familiar with it. 2. The GOP is still Advocating Rape I discussed Todd…

  • The Forgotten Victims of Gun Control

    by Jason Stotts Doesn’t it seem like the Republicans and Democrats have been awkwardly pro-rape lately? A couple of days ago a bunch of satirical posters appeared on Facebook purporting to be from the “Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence,” a principally democratic group that seeks to outlaw guns and remove them completely from American…

  • Assorted News

    by Jason Stotts 1. A new law designed to prevent rabbis from fellating infants who they have just mutilated and potentially giving them herpes  might be taking effect soon in New York City.  The rabbis protest that it is their “freedom of religion” to fellate these young boys they’ve just mutilated.  I think that freedom…

  • Rape and the Magical Female Body

    by Jason Stotts By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Representative Todd Akin (R-MO).  He’s pretty “famous” for saying: “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, [abortion in the case of rape is] really rare,” Akin told Charles Jaco of KTVI. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to…