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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  I read once somewhere that there are some societies on our planet who don't even have a word for rape because to force sex on someone is completely unheard of. I believe it's possible to raise our future generations to look upon the act of rape as an incredulous act that just isn't done. |
Right. Okay. That makes sense. I was sure you couldn't be saying what I, on first reading, thought I read.
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina Years ago I read in a book that 70% of men said they would rape a woman if they KNEW they could get away with it. Astounded me. It was only the threat of being caught that stopped them, not some sort of morality. |
It's partly in the metaphors we use to describe sex. Sex is seen as a competitive game (getting to bases, for example) and as a prize at the end of a conquest. War between the sexes, etc.
So, yes, actually, it probably COULD be done to change the society so that rape is just something that isn't done, and sex isn't a prize to withhold or to be taken, but it would take a lot of reprogramming and several generations to do it.