| The classic situation is one in which the women seems uncertain, says no, responds to further advances, breaks it off again, and, after some further back and forth, seems to agree to the sex in the face of further aggressive advances, by ceasing to resist. Often, both parties are young and drunk, and rarely does the guy do more than press himself against her. Under current definitions of "violence or the threat of violence", his sexual aggressiveness might be considered rape, but I would not call it so. Again, I do not mean that he should not be liable for some sort of sexual assault, if he penetrates without permission, but I would say that what had gone on fell short of true rape, and amounted to confusion and aggressiveness, which is heavily associated with male sexuality......... |
