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There are also laws being passed in many [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] societies (e.g. in France) that prohibit cross-examination of the victim in such cases, so the defendant is severely hamstrung in his defense. | There are also laws being passed in many [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] societies (e.g. in France) that prohibit cross-examination of the victim in such cases, so the defendant is severely hamstrung in his defense. | ||
=== Rape is about power === | === "Rape is about power" === | ||
It is also a common feminist assertion that rape is about asserting power and dominance not sex, echoing Oscar Wilde ("everything is about sex; but sex is about power"), however evidence for this assertion is lacking. There is evidence that that the reversal of the prohibition of pornography in some societies where it was previously proscribed led to lower rates of rape,<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101130111326.htm</ref> likely due to pornography acting as a release valve for sexual frustration. | It is also a common feminist assertion that rape is about asserting power and dominance not sex, echoing Oscar Wilde ("everything is about sex; but sex is about power"), however evidence for this assertion is lacking. There is evidence that that the reversal of the prohibition of pornography in some societies where it was previously proscribed led to lower rates of rape,<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101130111326.htm</ref> likely due to pornography acting as a release valve for sexual frustration. | ||