@Arella Mae,
Arella Mae, I hope you realize those two have departed from any connection with reality.
Rape is now part of the "mating dance"? Non consensual sex is part of erotic courtship?
They have run the gamut of rape denials. Rape is a fabrication of the "rape industry", rape laws exist mainly to ensnare innocent men and throw them in prison, the need for "consent" interferes with the meeting "of Eros and Psyche" in relationships, and is just a nuisance anyway, elderly rapists should not be held accountable for their crimes because it's not "cost effective", women who are semi-conscious are really asking to be raped, rape laws are "anti-sex", rape is just "bad sex", and on and on. One rape denial after another.
They just don't think rape is such a big deal--if they think it exists at all. So, let's decriminalize non consenting sexuality activity. If women feel raped, they'll get over it.
Have you ever heard such absurd drivel, Arella Mae?
We don't need to convince them that rape is a serious crime with devastating effects on its victims. We don't need to convince them why the current rape laws are needed. We don't need to explain why those who violate those laws must be held accountable for their behavior, and that only the rapist is responsible for the act of rape.
They just don't get it. They just don't understand the topic. This isn't a difference of opinion, these two seem to exist in some alternate universe, with their own versions of reality.
So, we really have nothing to say to them, do we? No point in replying to them, is there? Why should we lower ourselves to their absurd level of discourse?
It's difficult to regard people who are vile enough to attack rape victims, including you, with anything but contempt. Mocking your emotional feelings about this topic, or suggesting that you "get off" or feel a "thrill" reading news stories about rapes, is about as insensitive and despicable as a person can get. That they personally attack the actual rape survivors who have posted in this thread, says it all. There is nothing more we need to know about their opinions on this topic. They've revealed themselves quite well.
They deserve to be ignored, with good reason.