Rape

Rape happens when a person has sex that he or she didn't agree to. It includes intercourse in the vagina, anus or mouth. Sometimes it happens when one person forces another to have sex. Sometimes this involves violence. It can also happen when the victim can't think clearly due to drugs or alcohol.

Rape is a felony offense. This means it is one the worst crimes a person can commit. Rape can happen to men, women or children. It causes both physical and emotional harm. If you have been raped, it's important to get away as fast as you can. Then call 911 or the police or get to the nearest hospital.

National Women's Health Information Center

Rape on Wikipedia

:''For other uses of the word rape (for example, the plant called rapeseed), see Rape (disambiguation).'' '''Rape''' is a crime wherein the victim is forced into sexual activity against his or her will, in particular sexual penetration. It is considered by most societies to be among the most severe crimes. Some dictionary definitions of the word ''rape'' include any serious and destructive assault against a person or community, but this article focuses primarily on sexual assault.

Definition and history

Etymology

The origin of the word is the Latin ''rapere,'' to seize or take by force. The Latin term for the act of rape itself is ''raptus.'' Originally, the word ''rape'' was akin to ''rapine'', ''rapture'', ''raptor'', ''rapacious'', and referred to the more general violations— looting, destruction, and capture of citizens— inflicted upon a town or city during war.

History

The concept of rape, both as abduction and in the sexual sense, makes its first appearance in early religious texts. In Greek mythology for example, we find the rape of women, exemplified by the rape of Europa (mythology) , as well as male rape, found in the myth of Laius and Chrysippus (mythology). Different values were ascribed to the two actions. The rape of Europa by Zeus is represented as an abduction followed by consensual lovemaking, similar perhaps to the rape of Ganymede (mythology) by Zeus, and it was not punished. The rape of Chrysippus by Laius however is represented in darker terms. The act was known in antiquity as "the crime of Laius," a term which came to be applied to all male rape. It was seen as an example of hubris in the original sense of the word, i.e.: violent outrage, and its punishment was so severe that it destroyed not only Laius himself, but also his son, Oedipus. In antiquity, and until the late Middle Ages rape was seen as a crime against the ... [ Read More ]

External Resources

FilmFour: The Devils - Feature on the film, and the recently discovered missing sequence 'The rape of Christ'.

No Elf Rape - Dedicated to the elves of Middle-earth, features articles, banners, affiliates, members, and fan fiction.

Polanski, Roman - Media Reports Archive - An archive of article reprints related to film director Roman Polanski's arrest, prosecution and fugitive status on charges of raping a 14 year old girl in 1977.

FoolProof Improvisational Theatre Troupe - Made up of teenagers from Carroll County, Maryland, it presents improvisational scenes dealing with drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, date rape, and broken homes.

Frances Farmer 1914-1970: Raped, Shocked and Brutalized - "I was raped by orderlies, gnawed on by rats and poisoned by tainted food. I was chained in padded cells, strapped to straitjackets and half drowned in ice baths."

Graciano, Lymari - Uses photography to express what it is to be a survivor of rape and abuse.

Over the Bridge - Information about Amos' Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. Includes victim's accounts, and general information.

All These Years - For the Healing and Recovery of Rape, Abuse and Incest Survivors as well as Toriphiles Worldwide. Supporter of RAINN.

Lethal Garbage: Anti-White Rap Lyrics - Exposes lyrics by mainstream rap groups that promote hatred, murder, rape, and genocide of European Americans.