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** In an issue of ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'', Mirage shape shifts into the form of Starfire and sleeps with Nightwing, who doesn't realize she isn't his girlfriend until after the fact. This is used as a device to put stress on his relationship with Starfire, but the team largely under-reacts to Mirage's actions, and even mock him after they learn about it.
** In an issue of ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'', Mirage shape shifts into the form of Starfire and sleeps with Nightwing, who doesn't realize she isn't his girlfriend until after the fact. This is used as a device to put stress on his relationship with Starfire, but the team largely under-reacts to Mirage's actions, and even mock him after they learn about it.
** ''Nightwing'' issues 93-100 are often accused of this due to the fact that Tarantula and Nightwing appear to run away together after Tarantula rapes Nightwing. These issues were actually meant to depict Nightwing as being [[Heroic BSOD|too deeply traumatized to assert himself]] as [[Stalker with a Crush|Tarantula]] bullies him [[Fridge Horror|from motel room to motel room]], not minding that her "[[Gratuitous Spanish|querido]]" is [[Squick|nearly catatonic]].
** ''Nightwing'' issues 93-100 are often accused of this due to the fact that Tarantula and Nightwing appear to run away together after Tarantula rapes Nightwing. These issues were actually meant to depict Nightwing as being [[Heroic BSOD|too deeply traumatized to assert himself]] as [[Stalker with a Crush|Tarantula]] bullies him [[Fridge Horror|from motel room to motel room]], not minding that her "[[Gratuitous Spanish|querido]]" is [[Squick|nearly catatonic]].
* This also happened quite a few times in ''[[Starman (Comic Book)|Starman]]''.
* This also happened quite a few times in ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]''.
** Jack Knight was raped off panel by {{spoiler|Nash a.k.a. The Mist}}. This results in a son, whom Jack learns about through a letter which reveals not only the rape but her plans to raise the son as a supervillain. Despite this, Jack seems less upset about being raped than he is about the idea of not knowing where is son is.
** Jack Knight was raped off panel by {{spoiler|Nash a.k.a. The Mist}}. This results in a son, whom Jack learns about through a letter which reveals not only the rape but her plans to raise the son as a supervillain. Despite this, Jack seems less upset about being raped than he is about the idea of not knowing where is son is.
* In a rather infamous example, [[Green Arrow]] was raped by the assassin Shado while badly injured and under medication. Other writers treated this as an affair, which resulted in Arrow--who was steadfastly loyal to [[Black Canary]] at the time of the incident--gaining a [[Never Live It Down|reputation]] as [[Really Gets Around|sleeping around constantly]] behind the back of the long-suffering Canary. And Shado? Nobody so much as bats an eyelash at her actions.
* In a rather infamous example, [[Green Arrow]] was raped by the assassin Shado while badly injured and under medication. Other writers treated this as an affair, which resulted in Arrow--who was steadfastly loyal to [[Black Canary]] at the time of the incident--gaining a [[Never Live It Down|reputation]] as [[Really Gets Around|sleeping around constantly]] behind the back of the long-suffering Canary. And Shado? Nobody so much as bats an eyelash at her actions.
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** When she was discussing marrying him with Oracle, Oracle brought up Shado, and she angrily rejects the notion that he was to blame.
** When she was discussing marrying him with Oracle, Oracle brought up Shado, and she angrily rejects the notion that he was to blame.
* Another DC example: Bruce Wayne, upon finding out from Talia al Ghul that they have a son, notes to her that she drugged him during a ceremony wherein Ra's himself united Batman with Talia, during a short period where Bats and the Demon's Head had to work together. Bruce was fairly lucid when he slept with her (in ''Batman: Son of the Demon'') and doesn't use the word "rape" or even "assault", but it's clear he didn't find it amusing after the fact but still takes the son (Damian Wayne) who is now the fifth Robin. Of course, this example is derived from the work of one writer (Mike W. Barr) being added upon by another (Grant Morrison), with a 19 year gap.
* Another DC example: Bruce Wayne, upon finding out from Talia al Ghul that they have a son, notes to her that she drugged him during a ceremony wherein Ra's himself united Batman with Talia, during a short period where Bats and the Demon's Head had to work together. Bruce was fairly lucid when he slept with her (in ''Batman: Son of the Demon'') and doesn't use the word "rape" or even "assault", but it's clear he didn't find it amusing after the fact but still takes the son (Damian Wayne) who is now the fifth Robin. Of course, this example is derived from the work of one writer (Mike W. Barr) being added upon by another (Grant Morrison), with a 19 year gap.
* DC also had a case of reverse [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]] between two of the founding members of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]. Saturn Girl tried to use her telepathic powers to bring Cosmic Boy out of a coma. It appeared that she'd succeeded, but instead she was subconsciously animating and controlling his comatose body; during this period they began dating, and Cos woke up at their wedding. This admittedly was not treated as "okay" so much as it was forgiven because Saturn Girl did it ''subconsciously'', not on purpose.
* DC also had a case of reverse [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]] between two of the founding members of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]. Saturn Girl tried to use her telepathic powers to bring Cosmic Boy out of a coma. It appeared that she'd succeeded, but instead she was subconsciously animating and controlling his comatose body; during this period they began dating, and Cos woke up at their wedding. This admittedly was not treated as "okay" so much as it was forgiven because Saturn Girl did it ''subconsciously'', not on purpose.
* Horatio from ''[[Nexus]]'' was also has also drugged and raped, which resulted in the birth of his twin daughters. He later moved in with the girls and their rapist mother.
* Horatio from ''[[Nexus]]'' was also has also drugged and raped, which resulted in the birth of his twin daughters. He later moved in with the girls and their rapist mother.
* Played with in ''[[Fables]]'' when Snow White and Bigby are both enchanted and wake up in a tent in the woods, discovering later that they slept together. While it's uncertain if it's rape (as both of them were under a spell and couldn't remember the action), Bigby is rather offended that Snow blames him and points out that for all they know, ''she'' seduced him. Though really, Snow was more angry that Bigby knew they slept together because of his wolf senses but chose to lie about it, with her only finding out after she discovered she was pregnant.
* Played with in ''[[Fables]]'' when Snow White and Bigby are both enchanted and wake up in a tent in the woods, discovering later that they slept together. While it's uncertain if it's rape (as both of them were under a spell and couldn't remember the action), Bigby is rather offended that Snow blames him and points out that for all they know, ''she'' seduced him. Though really, Snow was more angry that Bigby knew they slept together because of his wolf senses but chose to lie about it, with her only finding out after she discovered she was pregnant.
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