Word: morgane
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Morgan moves from this powerful statement of the seriousness of rape to a vision of a world in which rape is inevitable. In Morgan's world, men and women will never be able to communicate about sexual desire, and all of us will have to bear the consequences...
...woman or man should have to go through this experience. But in Morgan's world, we are all at risk...
...MORGAN ASSERTS that "'no' is the bare minimum statement to constitute resistance." But he goes on to argue that in our society "'no' does not always mean 'no.'" This leaves women in a very dangerous position--they must say "no" to indicate lack of consent, but "no" is not understood to be a lack of consent...
...does not necessarily mean "no," Morgan says. "No" can mean a lot of other things. "No" can mean "convince me" or "later" or "not here" or "yes, but I need another drink...
...course it would be foolish to pretend that "no" has always meant "no" in the bedroom. As Morgan points out, "the language of courtship is not clear." It is precisely because of this ambiguity that acquaintance rape is so prevalent. And because the "language of courtship" has not been clear, it must be made clear now. Because women do not want to be raped, and men do not want to be rapists, we must all work together to eradicate rape...