Rapism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A paraphilia in which a person is aroused by rape, i.e. forcing somebody into sexual acts against their will. uncountable
  2. 2
    A set of cultural values that make rape morally acceptable. uncountable

    "The ethos of Judeo-Christian culture is dominated by The Most Unholy Trinity: Rape, Genocide, and War. It is rapism which spawns racism. It is gynocide which spawns genocide, for sexism (rapism) is fundamental socialization to objectify "the other"."

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rape culturerape culture

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"The ethos of Judeo-Christian culture is dominated by The Most Unholy Trinity: Rape, Genocide, and War. It is rapism which spawns racism. It is gynocide which spawns genocide, for sexism (rapism) is fundamental socialization to objectify "the other"."

Etymology

From rape + -ism.

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