coersion as it relates to sexual situations, although I feel strongly that under no circumstance.
can coersion constitute rape, once the coerced has consented to full physical acceptance of sexual.
advances. .
Although coersion can be exercised through many different approaches, I contend that the entire.
idea that verbal coersion can constitute rape is inadequate on one main principle. In order to coerce.
someone, that someone must allow the coercing to occur. If a man who is trying to gain sexual favors.
from a woman attempts to seduce her through flattery, promises and so on, doesn't end up getting what he.
wants, no coersion has taken place. His attempt has failed. This is true only because the woman hasn't.
allowed herself to succumb to his charms. But if this is all that occurred, in no sense of the word has.
he attempted to "rape" her. If a man has a girlfriend or wife who is not in the mood for sex, and the.
man threatens to go find sex elsewhere or threatens to leave her, this is, in a way, coersion. This is.
not just a simple coercive statement though. It is coersion through blackmail, and is unkind and.
immoral, but again, it is not an attempted rape. Nor is it illegal.!.
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I think that Camille Paglia is probably a good example of a person who would not allow herself.
to be coerced. In her essay "It's a Jungle Out There" she exhibits a massive general mistrust of the.
male gender as an entire group. She argues that "Hunt, pursuit, and capture are biologically programmed.
into male sexuality(637; par.10)" as she attempts to warn young women about the perils of behaving with.
naivety in the presence of young men, who have but one thing on their mind, and, supposedly, are willing.
to go to any lengths to get it. I truly doubt that this woman, or her younger counterparts who share.
this attitude, would willingly follow an intoxicated member of a fraternity up to his room, an expect.
nothing would happen.