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Personally, I still don’t quite see the article as “rape culture”. To me, it didn’t sound like the author was trying to force sex or coerce anyone. But that’s based on my own experiences and perspectives. Maybe the author is drawing only upon her own  experiences and knowledge and wasn’t aware of conversion techniques, etc.?

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It's definitely a male tendency to try to convince someone who says they're not interested that "oh yes, you actually ARE interested!", and not let up until they get what they want. I think it's happened to most women. There's a reason that the phrase "no means NO!" is drilled into women and "he wouldn't take no for an answer" is something we've grown accustomed to hearing. It's not okay.[/quote]

Yup. If you feel the need to write a blog post about why someone should sleep with you, just... don’t.[/quote]

[b]Got it. How pervasive is this attitude? [/b]

And thoughts about “women who menstruate”? Sorry if that’s a repeat. 
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I'd say "48 pages pervasive, and counting."

DP, but I think "women who menstruate" is fine but unnecessarily wordy. Nobody seriously thinks that talking about women as a group with menstrual issues is cruelly excluding women who don't menstruate. Nobody except trans folk, that is. I'll be menopausal someday and I promise I won't feel marginalized or offended if women are referred to as menstruating.
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