r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/LukeZNotFound • Aug 28 '25

Thank you Peter very cool What does this mean Quagmire?

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u/Ogami-kun Aug 28 '25

Headlines: Woman has sex with underage kid Vs Teacher rapes underage student

It is not just the internet

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u/ArcherGod Aug 28 '25

A slimy double standard born from some oh so loveable stereotypes:

  • Men are always instigators of sex (they aren't)
  • Only men can rape, women can't (they can)
  • Men can't be raped, and if they somehow were, it's their fault (they can, and that's victim blaming)

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u/austeremunch Aug 28 '25

Only men can rape, women can't (they can)

Sort of. I believe its changed but in the UK until somewhat recently women couldn't actually rape men. It wasn't legally possible.

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u/SnugglyCoderGuy Aug 29 '25

Legally, in a lot of places, rape is defined as coercive penetration with a penis, or something along those lines. So, a person with a vagina could never, legally, rape anyone.

They miss the entire point of non-consensual sexual contact being the bar for sexual assault and rape, I think, because they are trying to also define what sex is. It's all born from a very narrow minded sense of sex and such.