Is masturbation evil?

Because rape isn't about sex or getting off. It's about control and power over another person.

We very commonly hear the claim that rape "isn't about sex" in everyday society however I don't believe it's accurate for the reasons I've shown above.

I would much rather be assaulted physically than raped. I don't know about everyone else, but there aren't many things that would scar me worse than that. Plus it would ruin any successive sexual experience I might have. I would say maybe even most of the time it is just getting off, but the sick rapists do use it for control. That doesn't seem too far off to me.

And for agrote, yeah some rapes are caused by a sudden rebellion against religious restraints.....

if I didn't masturbate, I'd be a rapist.

agrote wrote:

if I didn't masturbate, I'd be a rapist.

Sorry agrote, I was just suggesting that being prevented from masterbating (by the fear of gods wrath) could certainly "cause" rapes to occur.

I was supporting your point rather than suggesting you might be such an example!

Sorry about the misunderstanding.

C'mon, people. Masturbation is about as "evil" as taking a shower. I don't know how there's any other side, unless you're referring to the greatest fiction ever written.

You're frickin' touching your SELF!

Bella Dea wrote:

Because rape isn't about sex or getting off. It's about control and power over another person.

Sorry, but if one thinks logically this is clearly not true.

There are many ways in which one can demonstrate or exert power over another. Leaving aside subtle taunts or power games let's focus for a moment on the closest analogue to rape that doesn't involve sex, physical assault.

Physical assault clearly demonstrates and exerts control and power over another. One can extort money, fear, respect and other benefits from such an act (the schoolyard shows some great examples of this... I use the word great losely).

Were the act merely about control and power then the victim would merely be physically assaulted. The involvement of sex within the assault indicates three possibilities.

1) The person has sexually issues which they are unleashing (for example responding to a rebuff of a sexual advance by getting "what they deserve" or "revenge").

2) The person is sexually frustrated and taking advantage of the situation of an assault or creating the situation of an assault to demand relief of their frustrations (this may dovetale into #1).

3) Within the agressor a tie exists inbetween sexual arrousal and dominance and control. Thus causing them to either, A) Become arroused during a physical assault thus causing it to progress into a rape or B) With forethought physically assault someone in order to experience control therefore sexual arrousal and releave that sexual arrousal in a fashion they find pleasing (Note: This can also dovetale into both #1 and #2)

We very commonly hear the claim that rape "isn't about sex" in everyday society however I don't believe it's accurate for the reasons I've shown above.

watchmakers guidedog wrote:

We very commonly hear the claim that rape "isn't about sex" in everyday society however I don't believe it's accurate for the reasons I've shown above.

I agree. I've heard it said many times that rape is only about power and control, and not sex. But as you say, if it wasn't at all about sex, then rapists would use their fists instead of their genitalia.

Bella, if I didn't masturbate, I'd be a rapist.