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_allecto_ says in a comment after her own man-hating (specifically Joss Whedon) diatribe:

I believe in the radical feminist definition of rape. That is that men who pressure women into sex are rapists. That women who are pressured are not freely consenting and are therefore being raped. There have been a few discussions recently in the rad fem blogosphere debating whether all male initiated sex is rape, given that women are politically, socially and economically subordinate to men. So, in my understanding of Joss Whedon as a rapist is hinges on my definition of rape. I would argue that most ’sex’ between men and women, in the contemporary ’sex-positive’, pornographic, male-supremacist culture, is rape.

So, I think Joss Whedon is a rapist because it is impossible for me to believe that a man who produces a show like Firefly,a man who openly objectifies women in his interviews, a man who based the character of Xander Harris (a pro-porn, sex-obsessed teenage male in Buffy) it is imposible for me to believe that this man does not pressure his wife for sex. If he has pressured his wife for sex even if she eventually consentedhe is still a rapist. I know far too many women who have been, and are being, forced, coerced, manipulated, pressured into sex that they do not want with their male partners. I’d bet anything that Joss is one of these men. And if he is then he is a rapist in my books.

Jesus H. Christ. I don’t even know where to begin!

Feminazis like this give women a bad name. Does she not see that her hatred of men colors everything she does? I’m pretty sure if you look with a large enough microscope you could turn any man into a “rapist.” I love how often and wrongly that word gets thrown around. Rape is a brutal act and to compare every heterosexual sexual encounter to rape is so ridiculous as to be laughable. Any legitimacy she might have about the television show characters goes down the drain. I’m sure she was talked into unsatisfactory sex at some point in her life and screamed rape at some poor unfortunate after. And then forever claimed to be a lesbian so she’d never have to have a relationship with a man again. She’s all bullshit. She’s discounting the experiences of women who have actually been raped and belittling the pain they have to live with for the rest of their lives.

Seriously, there are women in the world who actually *gasp* enjoy sex with men. And there are even women who play at being reluctant so their men will be a little forceful! Hell, there are some women who prefer getting fucked up against a wall as hard as they can get it. I’m sure there are even a couple of women out there that ZOMG like it in the . . .

I don’t know why I bother. The bitch is probably one of those militant dykes that even slutty lesbians won’t touch. Stupid cow. It just bothers me when someone who has never been raped goes around using that word about such mundane things. It’s a slap in the face to women who’ve actually suffered.

Shame on you _allecto_.

BTW: Zoe calls Mal “sir” because their relationship started out as a military relationship and she respects his leadership role enough to carry that forward. She’s not being raped by her husband considering she could kick his ass and she initiates their encounters as often as he does. Inara choses every encounter she has which means she’s not being raped. She’s more of a lady than _allecto_ could ever be. And Kaylee likes sex, but her relationship with Jayne and Mal are more familial and the banter is affectionate rather than controlling. Doesn’t _allecto_ have siblings? Siblings talk that way to each other all the time!

(I’m not responding on her LJ because I think a person has a right to their own opinion on their own LJ. Just as I have the right to tear it apart on mine. I’m not getting into a pissing contest with a group of self-congratulating men-haters on their own turf.)