Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27079851-20171120082917/@comment-25822369-20171128055658

Gidgetus wrote: You are demeaning male victims of *actual sexual assault* if you equate Hook's one-night stand with a rape of a vulnerable (and likely young) man.

Hook *chose* to get into bed with a strange woman he just met in a world full of magic. She is in an enchanted tower and he had to go get a magic flower for her. He should know by now that things aren't always what they seem in such a place. He took a chance when he slept with her. He knew the risks and slept with her anyway. That's on him...how old was he at that point? 100 or more? Please.

That is *not* the same as, say, an innocent 14-year-old Anthony Rapp being groomed by an adult Kevin Spacey who tried to take advantage of the kid at an adult party. Hook chose to get into bed with Rapunzel. He never once consented to having sex with Gothel. It is exactly what happened with Robin Hood during Season Four. He consented to having sex with Maid Marian, not Zelena. The same applies to the rape of Nick Burkhardt on Grimm. He only consented to having sex with his girlfriend, Juliette. He never once consented to having sex with Adalind.

Rape is rape. Rape by deception is rape. Rape by force is rape. Rape by taking away someones means of saying no, is rape. Just because the rapist happens to be a pretty woman, doesn't make it any less of a rape. Remember, sex is about consent. And just because you consent to having sex with one person, doesn't mean you consent to everyone else.

'Are we seriously going to equate a hot night of sex with a beautiful woman (even if it was a witch in disguise) with a violent rape?' Also, what you said here? This is one of the manys reason why men who are victims of sexual assault and/or rape don't come forward. Because their trauma is seen as a night of "hot sex" or just them getting "lucky".