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From: linda@amdcad.UUCP (Linda Seltzer)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Make vs. Rape
Message-ID: <2634@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 19:14:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 13 19:14:07 1985
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Summary: Rape vs. Harrassment

> 
>     "Rape:"  Threat or actuality of  violence,  humiliation,  physical
> force,  etc.  The only continuing relationship implied in such actions
> consists of future depredations, with the victim unable to  break  the
> cycle.   This  works  especially  well  on  children,  who  might  not
> comprehend there exists a justice system which considers  such  things
> actionable.
> 
>     Where they shade into each other:  Power relationships - "We  fuck
> or  you  lose  your  job."   "We  fuck or your husband doesn't get the
> job/funding/whatever."  "If you won't sleep with  me  you  can  forget
> about  getting a degree from this place."  [Variants: "I'll give you a


This is the difference between sexual harrassment and rape.  Legally,
one can sue for harrassment and press charges for rape - a person
more knowledgeable about legal matters could comment on this.