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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-02-08 03:20 pm

[ SECRET POST #2958 ]


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Re: Rape Fantasies and...Rape Apologism?

(Anonymous) 2015-02-08 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Your friends are kind of... not very logical. Rape fantasies are a way for a woman to take control over a very scary thing. The fantasy is theirs to shape, nothing can happen that they don't want to have happen. Deep down, they KNOW it's safe, that they can stop or change the scenario any time they want. That's the power of fantasy, no matter what the subject matter.

IMO, you got bogged down in an argument that wasn't worth having, because it misses a few key points. First, duh, fantasy is not reality. Lots of people fantasize about things they would never do in real life, or wouldn't actually want in real life. For example (to choose a less flammatory topic), I daydreamed a lot about running away when I was a kid. Did I ever do it? Hell no, because I knew full well I'd end up cold, hungry and homeless at best, and at worst, murdered or kidnapped. I understood there's a difference between escapist dreaming about a life with no parental rules and the actual reality of not having a home or parents to look after you.

Your friends have been distracted by the hot button topic of rape. That's not really the issue. I'm not sure you'll get them to understand that at this point, so if I were you, I'd start shopping around for some friends who aren't as prone to letting emotions cloud their rationality.