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Usually played for laughs when a known straight character is hit on by another man, especially one that's physically larger. It doesn't matter if it's through force, deception or drugs, male-on-male rape is almost always an object of derision -- against the victim -- which certainly wouldn't be the case for male-on-female rape. For example, few would refer to the rape scene with [[Jodie Foster]] in ''[[The Accused]]'' by saying "wanna play pinball?" without expecting outrage. However the line "[[Deliverance|'kin ye squeal like a pig, boah?]]" is a common line of ribald humor.
Usually played for laughs when a known straight character is hit on by another man, especially one that's physically larger. It doesn't matter if it's through force, deception or drugs, male-on-male rape is almost always an object of derision -- against the victim -- which certainly wouldn't be the case for male-on-female rape. For example, few would refer to the rape scene with [[Jodie Foster]] in ''[[The Accused]]'' by saying "wanna play pinball?" without expecting outrage. However the line "[[Deliverance|'kin ye squeal like a pig, boah?]]" is a common line of ribald humor.


The reason? Well, men are expected to be strong and dominant, and rape is thought of as something that only happens to women. Hence, a man who is raped must be so weak and unmanly that he allowed himself to be treated like a woman; [[Insane Troll Logic|therefore]], he's comically pathetic and must have [[What Measure Is a Non-Badass?|deserved it]]. Which brings about many [[Unfortunate Implications]]: men aren't supposed to be victims, especially not of anything sex-related since a "real man" is always on top. The victim has been humiliated and defeated in the worst way possible as well as robbed of his masculinity, while the perpetrator will strangely be considered as exceptionally virile for having been able to ''sexually dominate a man''. This might be why a [[Camp Gay|non-camp]], [[Manly Gay]] and [[Seme|dominant]] [[Depraved Homosexual]] is perceived as particularly dangerous to straight men.
The reason? Well, men are expected to be strong and dominant, and rape is thought of as something that only happens to women. Hence, a man who is raped must be so weak and unmanly that he allowed himself to be treated like a woman; [[Insane Troll Logic|therefore]], he's comically pathetic and must have [[What Measure Is a Non-Badass?|deserved it]]. Which brings about many [[Unfortunate Implications]]: men aren't supposed to be victims, especially not of anything sex-related since a "real man" is always on top. The victim has been humiliated and defeated in the worst way possible as well as robbed of his masculinity, while the perpetrator will strangely be considered as exceptionally virile for having been able to ''sexually dominate a man''. This might be why a [[Camp Gay|non-camp]], [[Manly Gay]] and [[Seme|dominant]] [[Depraved Homosexual]] is perceived as particularly dangerous to straight men.


This is part of why even when it's not supposed to be funny, it's still considered funny. Because the idea of such a violation of masculinity is such an extreme taboo, audiences are ''very'' uncomfortable with contemplating rape as something that could actually happen to any man, and often resort to [[Black Humor]] as a way to cope by making the idea seem harmless. The male-on-male rape scenes in ''[[Deliverance]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' are obviously supposed to be horrific; however, they are routinely snickered at, rather than cried over as with male-on-female rape scenes.
This is part of why even when it's not supposed to be funny, it's still considered funny. Because the idea of such a violation of masculinity is such an extreme taboo, audiences are ''very'' uncomfortable with contemplating rape as something that could actually happen to any man, and often resort to [[Black Humor]] as a way to cope by making the idea seem harmless. The male-on-male rape scenes in ''[[Deliverance]]'', ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' and ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' are obviously supposed to be horrific; however, they are routinely snickered at, rather than cried over as with male-on-female rape scenes.


The [[Unfortunate Implications]] have [[Real Life]] consequences: because people prefer to think of it as basically impossible for a man to be raped, male rape victims have few resources available to help them, and they often avoid speaking out about what happened to them and seeking the few resources that ''do'' exist because they're afraid of being laughed at and seen as pathetic and weak. This even unfortunately extends to sexual harassment too - try to get a lawsuit together for sexual harassment when the victim is a male, and see how well ''that'' goes.
The [[Unfortunate Implications]] have [[Real Life]] consequences: because people prefer to think of it as basically impossible for a man to be raped, male rape victims have few resources available to help them, and they often avoid speaking out about what happened to them and seeking the few resources that ''do'' exist because they're afraid of being laughed at and seen as pathetic and weak. This even unfortunately extends to sexual harassment too - try to get a lawsuit together for sexual harassment when the victim is a male, and see how well ''that'' goes.


Compare with [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]] and [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)]]. See also [[Prison Rape]] and [[All Women are Doms, All Men are Subs]]. Related to [[Black Comedy Rape]].
Compare with [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]] and [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)]]. See also [[Prison Rape]] and [[All Women are Doms, All Men are Subs]]. Related to [[Black Comedy Rape]].
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* Souichi's later relationship with his [[Sempai-Kohai|kohai]] Morinaga in the [[Spin-Off]] series ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]'' is a combination of this trope and [[Victim Falls For Rapist]], most of the comedy resulting from [[Dogged Nice Guy|Morinaga]] and [[Tsundere|Souichi]] not fitting the traditional [[Boys Love|BL]] "cold-hearted [[Seme]]/cheerful [[Uke]]" dynamic ''at all''.
* Souichi's later relationship with his [[Sempai-Kohai|kohai]] Morinaga in the [[Spin-Off]] series ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]'' is a combination of this trope and [[Victim Falls For Rapist]], most of the comedy resulting from [[Dogged Nice Guy|Morinaga]] and [[Tsundere|Souichi]] not fitting the traditional [[Boys Love|BL]] "cold-hearted [[Seme]]/cheerful [[Uke]]" dynamic ''at all''.
* Early on in the plot of [[Sweet Polly Oliver]] historical drama ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'', a few male characters are shown being markedly attracted to the [[Bifauxnen]] protagonist. One of them, Kanji, makes increasingly desperate bids to get into "his" pants, which are all portrayed comedically -- up to the part where he lures "him" away into an empty building with promises of information about his family and attempts to take advantage of him. Uneasy chuckles are swiftly crushed.
* Early on in the plot of [[Sweet Polly Oliver]] historical drama ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'', a few male characters are shown being markedly attracted to the [[Bifauxnen]] protagonist. One of them, Kanji, makes increasingly desperate bids to get into "his" pants, which are all portrayed comedically -- up to the part where he lures "him" away into an empty building with promises of information about his family and attempts to take advantage of him. Uneasy chuckles are swiftly crushed.
* Similarly [[Played for Laughs]] as the ''[[Sukisho]]!'' example above, in ''[[FAKE]]'' and it's one shot OVA, [[Lovable Sex Maniac|Dee]] [[Attempted Rape|attempts to rape]] [[Straight Man|Ryo]] while on vacation. Carol and Bikky are eavesdropping outside the door and betting on whether or not Dee will actually succeed.
* Similarly [[Played for Laughs]] as the ''[[Sukisho]]!'' example above, in ''[[FAKE]]'' and it's one shot OVA, [[Lovable Sex Maniac|Dee]] [[Attempted Rape|attempts to rape]] [[Straight Man|Ryo]] while on vacation. Carol and Bikky are eavesdropping outside the door and betting on whether or not Dee will actually succeed.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', [[Moe Anthropomorphism|France]] often gropes or undresses the other countries, which are almost all males. It's always played for laughs.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', [[Moe Anthropomorphism|France]] often gropes or undresses the other countries, which are almost all males. It's always played for laughs.
** Implied in the [[Dating Sim]] strip, where the hypothetical bad ending has Korea shouting that he'll do this to China.
** Implied in the [[Dating Sim]] strip, where the hypothetical bad ending has Korea shouting that he'll do this to China.
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* In ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'', Hoover phones up what he thinks is an escort service to get his boss, Herr Starr, laid. Unfortunately, he orders a man who rapes Starr in an alley. While parts of the aftermath ''are'' played for laughs, Starr's reaction isn't -- the next morning, he attempts to strangle Hoover. Later, this incident is revealed to be only the overture to [[Butt Monkey|Starr's series-long]] [[Humiliation Conga]] (the next step of which is his realization that he can no longer achieve any sort of sexual satisfaction ''without'' anal penetration), shelving it right back under [[Black Comedy|(very, very dark) comedic relief]] again.
* In ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'', Hoover phones up what he thinks is an escort service to get his boss, Herr Starr, laid. Unfortunately, he orders a man who rapes Starr in an alley. While parts of the aftermath ''are'' played for laughs, Starr's reaction isn't -- the next morning, he attempts to strangle Hoover. Later, this incident is revealed to be only the overture to [[Butt Monkey|Starr's series-long]] [[Humiliation Conga]] (the next step of which is his realization that he can no longer achieve any sort of sexual satisfaction ''without'' anal penetration), shelving it right back under [[Black Comedy|(very, very dark) comedic relief]] again.
* At the end of the second volume of ''[[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', a male-on-male rape (and murder) scene and its aftermath kept shifting between horrified amusement and genuine horror.
* At the end of the second volume of ''[[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', a male-on-male rape (and murder) scene and its aftermath kept shifting between horrified amusement and genuine horror.
* Averted in ''[[The Authority]]''. Apollo is raped over the hood of a car by the Commander (an [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] of [[Captain America]]) who is part of a team of "superheroes" in the employ of the US government. The rape and its fallout are treated as seriously as if it had been male-on-female rape. Played somewhat straighter when Midnighter, enraged at the brutality visited on his lover, apparently rapes the Commander in retaliation with a jackhammer.
* Averted in ''[[The Authority]]''. Apollo is raped over the hood of a car by the Commander (an [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] of [[Captain America (comics)]]) who is part of a team of "superheroes" in the employ of the US government. The rape and its fallout are treated as seriously as if it had been male-on-female rape. Played somewhat straighter when Midnighter, enraged at the brutality visited on his lover, apparently rapes the Commander in retaliation with a jackhammer.
* Subverted in Fabian Nicieza's run on ''New [[Thunderbolts]]''. Swordsman's ordeal at the hands of the Purple Man (the latter, a walking example of moral depravity) is always depicted as horrifying and violating. This is significant because before the ordeal Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) had been a murdering and raping neo-Nazi terrorist as the male half of the [[Creepy Twins]] Fenris, and it would have been easy to show it as his just punishment but instead it was [[Rape as Redemption]].
* Subverted in Fabian Nicieza's run on ''New [[Thunderbolts]]''. Swordsman's ordeal at the hands of the Purple Man (the latter, a walking example of moral depravity) is always depicted as horrifying and violating. This is significant because before the ordeal Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) had been a murdering and raping neo-Nazi terrorist as the male half of the [[Creepy Twins]] Fenris, and it would have been easy to show it as his just punishment but instead it was [[Rape as Redemption]].
* In ''Tangled Web of [[Spider-Man]]'', the villainous Kangaroo is trapped by another villain, Tombstone, into being [[Prison Rape|prison-raped]] as revenge for a previous betrayal. As with most of the injuries to Kangaroo in this series (laser cannon exploding in his crotch, getting a foot up his behind), it is played for laughs.
* In ''Tangled Web of [[Spider-Man]]'', the villainous Kangaroo is trapped by another villain, Tombstone, into being [[Prison Rape|prison-raped]] as revenge for a previous betrayal. As with most of the injuries to Kangaroo in this series (laser cannon exploding in his crotch, getting a foot up his behind), it is played for laughs.
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* In a bonus, non-canon cutscene in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3: Subsistence'', Raiden is comically mistaken for Col. Volgin's gay lover, Ivan (understandably, as the latter is a parody of the former). Seeing as Volgin is a seven foot tall, musclebound sadist and Raiden is a pretty boy, things end up extremely badly for the [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|white-haired bishounen]].
* In a bonus, non-canon cutscene in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3: Subsistence'', Raiden is comically mistaken for Col. Volgin's gay lover, Ivan (understandably, as the latter is a parody of the former). Seeing as Volgin is a seven foot tall, musclebound sadist and Raiden is a pretty boy, things end up extremely badly for the [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|white-haired bishounen]].
* With the announcement that [[God of War (series)|Kratos]] will be joining [[Mortal Kombat]], it was decided a regular fatality would be too tame for him. The solution? [http://www.gamernode.com/features/9912-kratos-rapes-his-way-to-mortal-kombat-victory/index.html Rape-ality]. Rape for all the guys, that is. All the women are very consenting. (Of course it's a joke.)
* With the announcement that [[God of War (series)|Kratos]] will be joining [[Mortal Kombat]], it was decided a regular fatality would be too tame for him. The solution? [http://www.gamernode.com/features/9912-kratos-rapes-his-way-to-mortal-kombat-victory/index.html Rape-ality]. Rape for all the guys, that is. All the women are very consenting. (Of course it's a joke.)
* ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'' features a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] version of this. A surly talking cog with a [[Split Personality]] gets mounted on the "shaft" of a large, smirking cog, which results in the first cog's [[Camp Gay]] alter ego taking over.
* ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' features a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] version of this. A surly talking cog with a [[Split Personality]] gets mounted on the "shaft" of a large, smirking cog, which results in the first cog's [[Camp Gay]] alter ego taking over.
{{quote|'''Carl:''' Oh no, not Mr. Big Cog! That's me buggered!
{{quote|'''Carl:''' Oh no, not Mr. Big Cog! That's me buggered!
'''Conker:''' ''(thinking)'' It certainly is. }}
'''Conker:''' ''(thinking)'' It certainly is. }}
* In [[.hack GU Games|.Hack//G.U.]], {{spoiler|try to befriend any of the Azure Knights and give them a promise card. [[Shmuck Bait|Go ahead, see what happens]]... Also, for good measure, [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)|try Natsume too]].}}
* In [[.hack GU Games|.Hack//G.U.]], {{spoiler|try to befriend any of the Azure Knights and give them a promise card. [[Shmuck Bait|Go ahead, see what happens]]... Also, for good measure, [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)|try Natsume too]].}}
* [[Archnemesis Dad|Rel]][[Mad Scientist|ius]] [[Big Bad|Clo]][[Complete Monster|ver]]'s Astral Heat in ''[[Blaz Blue Continuum Shift]] Extend'', can invoke this, considering his status as a [[Memetic Molester]] and that there are very few female characters in the game (unless you count Noel's various clones / forms as individual characters).
* [[Archnemesis Dad|Rel]][[Mad Scientist|ius]] [[Big Bad|Clo]][[Complete Monster|ver]]'s Astral Heat in ''[[Blaz Blue: Continuum Shift]] Extend'', can invoke this, considering his status as a [[Memetic Molester]] and that there are very few female characters in the game (unless you count Noel's various clones / forms as individual characters).
** Jin's "Help Me Professor Kokonoe" segment. Nuff said.
** Jin's "Help Me Professor Kokonoe" segment. Nuff said.
{{quote|'''Ragna:''' [[Big No|NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]}}
{{quote|'''Ragna:''' [[Big No|NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]}}
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== Webcomics ==
== Webcomics ==
* Without this trope ''[[VG Cats]]'' probably could not exist.
* Without this trope ''[[VG Cats]]'' probably could not exist.
* ''[[Girly]]'' does this with El Chupacabre, the womanizer and sort-of rapist (He emits strong pheromones that enhances the sex drive of any women, [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|so it's OK.]]) In the early series, he encounters the [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|somewhat androgynous]] officer [[Meaningful Name|Policeguy]], mistaking him for a woman.
* ''[[Girly]]'' does this with El Chupacabre, the womanizer and sort-of rapist (He emits strong pheromones that enhances the sex drive of any women, [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|so it's OK.]]) In the early series, he encounters the [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|somewhat androgynous]] officer [[Meaningful Name|Policeguy]], mistaking him for a woman.
* Pops up in ''[[User Friendly]]'' [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050410&mode=classic here], along with [[Asshole Victim]] ([[Just for Pun|heh]]) and [[Prison Rape]].
* Pops up in ''[[User Friendly]]'' [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050410&mode=classic here], along with [[Asshole Victim]] ([[Just for Pun|heh]]) and [[Prison Rape]].


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