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[quote=Anonymous]There's a difference between acting inappropriately and rape.

if you are someone who thinks this "back and forth" type of behavior is not (or is/should no longer be) normal human courtship-the typical "chase" between a man and a woman-and you think this behavior is outdated and should stop-okay, you're welcome to your opinion).

But saying its "rape" is over the line.

Does the guy who cat-calls at a woman as she walks down the street commit rape? When? The first time he yells something crude? The second time? After she asks him to stop? The third time? The answer is never--its not rape. Its crude, its inappropriate-but don't lessen the seriousness of an actual violent crime by calling it "rapey".

"rapey" is a word that needs to go away.  i've heard friends multiple times call a guy 'rapey" when he approaches at a bar and they think he's creepy.  I've heard a friend even once call a CAR "rapey" (a van with blackened windows). The word creepy is not synonomous with rape.

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