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== Anime and Manga ==
* The entire reason [[Naughty Tentacles]] were infamously used in ''[[Urotsukidouji]]'' was to bypass censorship laws restricting the portrayal of male genitalia in Japanese pornography.
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* ''[[Pucca]]'': It's not rape since there is no sex (at least, not explicit), but it's kind of close considering it's a children's TV show (kissing). Pucca always try to convince Garu to kiss her, but he is totally against it. In more than one ocasion she tried to use magic means. This was played for laughs.
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', a [[Love Potion]] incident early on is [[Played for Laughs]]. Later arcs [[Subverted Trope|backtrack on this]], mentioning the rather severe problems that could arise from a magical uncontrollable love. Indeed, it is stated several times that even temporary [[Love Potion]]s are actually ''illegal'' in Magical society, probably due to how effective a date rape drug they would be.
* [[Love Potion]]s are also illegal in the magical society of ''[[
== Comic Books ==
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== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Anita Blake]]'' series, there's [[Shower of Love|a scene]] between Anita and Micah that is not supposed to be rape. Even though she said, "No," several times, and Micah didn't stop. Anita and Micah are destined mates because of the ''ardeur'', which gets this sort of treatment regularly, due to forcing Anita and whomsoever close to have sex, occasionally forcing rape on both parties.
* In ''[[
* Averted in the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series. The glamor spell, the series' equivalent of this, is seen by characters as tantamount to rape. Sorceresses who use it are either executed or expelled from the Palace of the Prophets (the Palace has a spell which [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|slows down aging to about 10%]], so there is little difference between the two for the exiles).
* Averted pretty hard in ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]'', where rape by Eros gas is something only the most depraved of villains even consider. Its effects on its victims amount to pretty much numbing most higher brain functions while amplifying sexual desire, like taking Viagra and drinking tequila at the same time, but not quite as dangerous.
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* In ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'', whenever dragons mate, their respective riders are irresistibly compelled to do the same. The first book even has F'lar considering that if their dragons weren't involved, his relationship with Lessa would have to be considered rape. Since it was written in 1968, there's major [[Values Dissonance]] going on (and that's not even getting into how much he slaps her and shakes her around to show his concern about her putting herself in harm's way).
* Generally averted in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', where just about all forms of supernaturally coercing sex are considered bad mojo, whether it is shapeshifting, faerie glamors, or the [[Horny Devils|White Court's mental whammy]]. Mortals using mind control to coerce sex gets the death penalty from the White Council, though this falls under the general blanket Laws of Magic, one of which states that using magic to control minds is illegal. [[Love Potion]]s ''technically'' do not count under the Laws, as the recipe used involves creating a strong aphrodisiac instead of outright mind control. Later in the series, the revelation that {{spoiler|Luccio was only in a relationship with Harry due to being mind-controlled into doing so by the Black Council is treated as disturbing for both of them.}}
* In [[Technic History|''People of the Wind'']] we are told that the Yrthian sexual cycle is seasonal. In most of the year there is no sexual desire but in mating season anyone from a tribe outside a given Yrthians home is in peril. This is recognized by making the penalty for rape between tribes to be compensation as it is assumed the perp is effectively under extenuating circumstances by reason of insanity (or whatever lawyers would call it).
* In the ''Twilight'' series, a vampire biting a human is a parallel for sex (hence why Edward refuses to bite Bella until after they are married). It's revealed that Carlisle bit Esme (his future wife) while she was unconscious and unable to give consent. He also bit Rosalie (again when she was unable to consent) after she was ''gang raped'', with the intent of giving her to Edward as a girlfriend. In the former case, the two are [[Happily Married]] and the implications are ignored. In the latter case, it's treated as disappointing that Rosalie didn't take to Edward, and again the implications are not brought up.
* In ''[[Hush, Hush]]'', Patch does a number of things to Nora, including possessing her body and putting words and images in her head. These incidents range from being played for laughs to being romantic moments, even though Nora usually is disturbed or upset by them.
* In the ''[[Anna Strong Chronicles]]'', the eponymous heroine gets raped by a vampire, who [[Questionable Consent|mind controls her into compliance.]] When she recalls the incident, she argues that because she was a willing participant (even though, you know, ''mind control'') it couldn't have been rape.
* Subverted in ''[[Tithe]]'' Roiben kisses a charmed girl and during the kiss he realizes what he is doing, and is horrified by it. He then takes comfort from the fact it was ''only'' a kiss.
* In [[Vorkosigan Saga]] Sergeant Botheri was a batman of Prince Serg. Sergeant Bothari was mentally disturbed and Prince Serg and his friend were both sadists. He treated Bothari like a slave including commanding him to rape several female prisoners (one he did on his own though he did not exactly know he was doing so and would not have done so if he hadn't been manipulated before). Bothari is acknowledged a rapist in the plot, indeed acknowledges himself as one. What is not mentioned is that he is also a rape ''victim'' at the same time as it is hard to interpret pressuring an insane person into raping someone by the use of overwhelming authority as being anything else. In this case it is something that could (unfortunatly) actually happen in real life though as it happens it takes place in a sci-fi.
== Live-Action TV ==
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* Bizarro on ''[[Smallville]]'' pretending to be Clark and having sex with Lana. Lead to an awkward moment, but wasn't really treated as a rape.
** In a [[Freaky Friday Flip]] episode of ''[[Farscape]]'', it's to be expected that characters will effectively see each others' bodies when they change clothes. Both Aeryn and John, who have swapped minds, are implied to take advantage of the situation to [[A Date with Rosie Palms|explore their new bodies]], and while both are disgusted the R word never raises its head.
* In the ''[[Eureka]]'' episode "Maneater", a [[Love Potion|mysterious spore]] causes all the women in town to become sexually disordered and obsessed with some of the men, especially Sheriff Carter who they stampede after. Somehow [[Double Standard Abuse (Female on Male)|this is hilarious.]] [[Guilty Pleasure|Ok, it kind of is.]] No one is actually raped but it is obvious what the intent is. Fortunately they solve the problem before anything bad happens.
== Music ==
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