Double Standard Rape (Sci Fi): Difference between revisions

* Averted inIn ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' Although, a [[Love Potion]] incident early on is played[[Played for laughs,Laughs]]. laterLater arcs mention[[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.

* For the same reason are [[Love Potion]]s are also illegal in the magical society of ''[[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof Zero]]'', for the same reasons as in ''Mahou Sensei Negima''.

== Comics --Comic Books ==

* The rape of Ms. Marvel, which involved mind control and the villain [[Squick|impregnating Carol Danvers with himself]] to escape his dimension, wasn't originally written to be a rape, and led to lots of fan backlash, including a later X-Men issue by [[Chris Claremont]] that had Carol [[What the Hell, Hero?|calling out the Avengers for not helping her]].

* In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and Thethe Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', this is referenced but ultimately averted. Merope, Voldemort's mother, forces his father into their relationship via a Love Potion. And the only moral problem with this is that she's having sex with a [[Muggle]]... Or so it seems, at first. [[Subverted Trope|However]], this way of looking at the morality of her actions turn out to be limited to the views of [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Death Eaters]] and similar [[Fantastic Racism|pure-blood advocates]]. Of course, the muggle himself acts with utter revulsion once the potion wears off, and Dumbledore refers to what Merope did as enslavement by magical means. The reader is left with an impression that Voldemort's refusing to see his mother as a rapist (instead blaming his father for refusing to succumb to the mind-control—andcontrol — and thus abandoning his son) is a big part of why he became so hateful toward muggles.

* 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 ''[[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.

* Alternate Olivia in ''[[Fringe]]'' having sex with Peter. [[[[Bed Trick]] |Rape by fraud]]. No-one is really okay with this except Walternate, so it's more of a subversion. Olivia apologizes to Peter for not thinking about how it affected him, and Broyles is reluctant to let Peter and Olivia read Fauxlivia's files because of "what they've been through".

* Averted in ''[[Genius: The Transgression]]''. [[Love potionsPotion]]s and sexual mind control occupy the same rung on the [[Karma Meter]] as the more mundane kind of rape.

* This has been stated by [[Word of God]] as a big part of the humour in ''[[GhastlysGhastly's Ghastly Comic]]''. The artist said he's iffy about rape jokes involving realistic situations, but since nobody in real life has ever actually had their life ruined by [[Naughty Tentacles]], he feels okay joking about it. It helps that the tentacle monsters have human-level intelligence and understand things like consent, so nobody in the comic actually does get raped, outside of fantasy sequences.

* A possible in-universe case occurs in ''[[Drowtales]]'', where Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen has her friend Wiam Val'Jaal'darya [[{{spoiler:|get one of her lover Mel'arnach's eggs under false pretenses (Mel was under the impression it was for an experiment, which while [[From a Certain Point of View|technically true]] was still deceptive), and uses it [[Homosexual Reproduction|to make their daughter Kalki]] without Mel knowing until years later]]}}. Of course try telling that to Snadhya's [[Draco in Leather Pants|fans]], or {{spoiler|Mel'arnach}} for that matter, who seems to realize on some level what Snadhya did but decides to [[Love Martyr|ignore the implications]].