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{{quote| ''Take a good look at your story. Why do you think a rape is what you need for it to progress? Is there something else that could fill the same function? Unless you have a damn good reason to include rape in a story, you probably shouldn't.''| --'''Rachael Edidin''', [http://www.girl-wonder.org/insideout/ Inside Out}}
 
Gratuitous Rape is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] - a pointless rape scene usually happening [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|for little to no reason]]. Did the [[Big Bad]] defeat [[The Hero]]? Rape. Did a whole bunch of [[Mooks]] gang up on [[The Hero]] at once? Rape. Does the angsty [[The Lancer|Lancer]] have childhood issues? [[Rape as Backstory|It was because he was raped.]] Is [[The Hero]] going up against a foe that has [[Mind Manipulation]] powers?