[Jaysun]

Because rape is NOT about sex, it is about power.

Nonsense. Sex must be a factor or it can't be called rape. If it were just about power it might be called arm wrestling, assault, or murder. Sex is what makes rape rape, so it can't be dismissed outright - unless you buy into feminist idiocy.

[sheana]

Reply was so simplistic, it does not deserve a reply.

Have a nice day.

[BunnySlippers]

Sheana is right.

Rape is not about sex ... or wanting sex. Many rapists are married and/or have girlfriends.

Rapists are not out to "get laid". Rape is about subjugation.

[Unmarked Package]

Jaysun, you're correct insofar as non-consensual sex is what makes it rape as a matter of law in defining the criminal act.

However, there is a clear distinction between how the law defines rape and the motivation of the rapist in committing the act. You are arguing the former aspect of rape and others are arguing the latter; both are valid.

I think what others are pointing out is the rapist seeks above all to dominate and humiliate the victim, and uses sex as a means to increase the humiliation of the victim far in excess of what simple assault inflicts. But sex is not the primary motivator for rapists, otherwise they would simply engage in a consensual arrangement involving rape fantasy.