... in practice the standard for what constitutes rape is set not at the level of women's experience of violation but just above the level of coercion acceptable to men.

~ Judith Lewis Herman

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It is regarded as axiomatic that parents have more power then children. This is an inescapable biological fact, young children are completely dependent on their parents or other caring adults for survival.

~ Judith Lewis Herman

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Truth: Rape does indeed happen between girlfriend and boyfriend, husband and wife. Men who force their girlfriends or wives into having sex are committing rape, period. The laws are blurry, and in some countries marital rape is legal. But it still is rape.

~ Patti Feuereisen

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