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[quote=Anonymous]Be fair about defining it.

If two people get drunk and have sex, the one with the penis is legally a rapist. This is wrong, yet is completely accepted by feminists. Unfair laws ultimately lead to contempt for the law.

Also, we must define a clear standard for determining consent. There currently are none. All definitions of consent are ultimately circular: "a woman is able to give consent when she of sound mind to be able to give consent." There are no objective criteria. There is no magic LED that starts glowing when a woman is unable to give consent, yet we fully expect young men, who are typically drunk themselves, to be able to make this call.

Obviously, if she is passed out or slurring her speech, she is too drunk to consent, but if you are honest, you must admit that determining whether someone is able to give consent is not usually that clear cut and this is part of the problem. The rapists take advantage of this ambiguity and the non-rapists are usually inclined to give the rapists the benefit of the doubt because non-rapists fear being falsely accused of rape themselves.[/quote]

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