Line #48 Main/SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes


1	Rape is one of the more difficult subjects to handle in a work of fiction, not least because (unlike, say, a gruesome and violent murder) there is a higher chance that one of the work's readers has experienced this crime first-hand. For the most part, the tropes that have been collected here describe less sensitive and sometimes [[ValuesDissonance downright backwards]] depictions of sexual violence.
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3	[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil For obvious reasons]], many of these tropes are considered crossing the MoralEventHorizon. Though it's sometimes used as a cheap way to make the heroes look better in comparison even if they [[DesignatedHero don't herald any heroic impacts either]].
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5	Contrast FlirtingAndCourtship (trying to get it on with someone ''properly'').
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7	Note that these tropes have [[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease all real life examples blocked]], per the Administrivia/ContentPolicy.
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9	!!Tropes:
10	[[index]]
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12	'''Also see:'''
13	+ IncestIsRelative
14	+ SexualDevianceIsEvil
15	+ TropesAboutPerverts
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17	* AdaptationalConsent: A sexual act which was consensual in the original is non-consensual in an adaptation (or vice versa).
18	* AliensMadeThemDoIt: A third party or some outside factor (often a supernatural one) forces two people to copulate.
19	* AllAbusersAreMale: The inaccurate belief that only men can be perpetrators of sexual abuse.
20	* AllGaysArePedophiles: The homophobic stereotype that every single gay man is a potential sexual predator of young boys.
21	* AllMenArePerverts: Not always related to rape, but perverts are more likely to be rapists.
22	* AnalProbing: When [[AlienAbduction aliens who have kidnapped a human]] decide to insert a medical instrument up the victim's rectum, well needless to say this is basically forced sodomy and an extreme physical violation of their personal privacy. Though this is very often [[BlackComedyRape played for laughs]].
23	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Since marriage usually means legal sexual access to one's spouse, forced marriage implies forced sex.
24	* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Someone at another's mercy is surprised, angry, or even insulted when rape/sexual harassment ''doesn't'' happen.
25	* AttemptedHomewrecker: A character harasses someone who is already taken despite their lack of interest.
26	* AttemptedRape: An assailant does not succeed in committing rape.
27	* BabyFactory: When taken to extremes, it basically turns into GratuitousRape crossed with MateOrDie.
28	* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: The villain orders his goons to capture a woman and groom her so he can rape her.
29	* BeautifulSexualAssaultVictim: A character's likelihood of being a sexual assault victim, as well as whether their claims of victimization are believed, is tied to whether people think they're beautiful.
30	* BedTrick: Impersonating someone's significant other (or at least someone the other person is attracted to) to deceive them into agreeing to sexual intercourse, which is blatantly nonconsensual due to being a form of rape by deception.
31	* BestialityIsDepraved: Seeing as animals aren't sapient and can't talk to humans (unless they're [[AnimalAnthropomorphismTropes anthropomorphic/talking animals]]), you can't get their consent, and therefore, bestiality/zoophilia can be considered rape.
32	* BlackComedyRape: Rape is depicted for [[BlackComedy dark humor]].
33	* BlamingTheVictim: While not exclusive to this, it's not uncommon for victims of sexual harassment and/or assault to be blamed for it in some way (as demonstrated in the page quote).
34	* ButLiquorIsQuicker: Having sex with someone while they're inebriated is considered rape because the person likely wouldn't have consented if they were sober.
35	* CastingCouch: Becomes rape if the person says no to the sex but has to do it to get the part anyway.
36	* ChainedToABed: Can be a part of it, if it's being played seriously.
37	* TheChikan: Somebody who uses the cover of crowded public transportation to sexually assault people.
38	* ChildByRape: A child is conceived via rape.
39	* ContraceptionDeception: Lying about contraception usage to a sexual partner is considered rape-by-deception in some jurisdictions.
40	* CreepyGymCoach: A school gym teacher or youth sports coach with a pedophilic interest in the kids they're mentoring.
41	* CreepyUncle: A man who has an incestual interest in his own niece or nephew.
42	* CrotchGrabSexCheck: Grabbing a person's crotch to find out their sex.
43	* DateRape: A person dates another with the intent of raping them.
44	* DateRapeAverted: When someone ''looks'' like they're about to rape their date but someone else stops them.
45	* DefiledForever: The idea that losing one's virginity before marriage means that they're irrevocably tainted and no one would want them. This includes rape, but can also include consensual sex outside of marriage.
46	* DepravedBisexual: This character may be portrayed as a sexual predator of male and female victims alike.
47	* DepravedHomosexual: Same as the above, except they're only targeting (straight) people of the same sex as themselves.
48	* DirtyOldMan: Not every old man with a sex drive is a pervert, but there's a reason we call ''this'' one "dirty".
49	* DirtyOldWoman: Ditto for old women.
50	* DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal: Rape isn't considered wrong if the rapist is a deity.
51	* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale: A woman raping another woman isn't depicted as wrong.
52	* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: A woman raping a man isn't depicted as wrong.
53	* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: A man raping another man isn't depicted as wrong.
54	* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: Sex without consent is achieved using pheromones, mind control devices, and the like to seduce the victim and this isn't considered as bad as straight-up rape.
55	* DownfallBySex: The downfall for a certain character is linked to them sexually assaulting another person.
56	* DroitDuSeigneur: When the ruler believes that being in charge of their land means they can have sex with whoever they want, to hell with consent.
57	* DudeShesLikeInAComa: If someone actually has sex with someone in a coma, then it's rape because you obviously can't get consent from someone who is unconscious. Kissing someone in a coma could be considered sexual assault, unless you are giving them mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
58	* {{Ephebophile}}: Likely, though [[FilleFatale not guaranteed]], to overlap with this (specifically statutory rape depending on the local age of consent, and sometimes veering into forcible rape).
59	* FalseRapeAccusation: When someone dishonestly claims that an innocent person committed sexual violence.
60	** MistakenForPedophile: When someone is wrongfully accused of trying to molest or rape children.
61	* FateWorseThanDeath: Originally, this referred to rape as being worse than death, but now it's a blanket term for anything that's considered worse than death.
62	* FetishizedAbuser: Extreme examples of abusive lovers can end up as outright rapists.
63	** {{Kichiku}}: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser.
64	** KichikuMegane: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.
65	* ForcedOrgasm: A character is brought to climax against their will, deliberately or accidentally.
66	* ForcefulKiss: Kissing someone by force with or without having established consent for it beforehand.
67	* GratuitousRape: A work of fiction features a rape scene just because.
68	* GotOverRapeInstantly: Victim immediately offers romantic or sexual interest after sexual assault and the trauma is never addressed or brought up again.
69	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: The villain has the girl in his grasp and doesn't even try to deny having unsavory intentions with her.
70	* ImAManICantHelpIt: The rationalization that men who rape do so because they're that desperate for sex.
71	* ImpliedRape: The word rape is never uttered but is implied.
72	* JailbaitTaboo: It is considered immoral to have sex with underage teenagers because individuals below the age of consent are not considered to be mentally mature enough to consent to sex with adults. The term "jailbait" refers to how pursuing minors for sex is illegal and likely to result in incarceration.
73	* TheJailBaitWait: A person is attracted to a minor, but takes the precaution to avoid getting in trouble for committing statutory rape by waiting until the person they're attracted to reaches the age of consent.
74	* KarmicRape: A bad person gets raped and it is treated like the person getting their just desserts.
75	* KarmicSTD: The trope sometimes revolves a rapist or sexual harrasser getting a STD in "payment" for their crimes.
76	* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: If sex is something to be endured, there's a good chance it isn't entirely consensual.
77	* LoliconAndShotacon: Media where adults have attraction to underage characters. The genre is generally considered to be harmless, but [[{{Squick}} may cause unease for others]] who view it as sexual abuse.
78	** ComedicLolicon: Whenever hebephilic/ephebophilic characters and relationships are used as a source of comedy.
79	* MaritalRapeLicense: The rationalization that marriage entitles people to rape their spouses whenever they want sex.
80	* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: Using medical equipment to impregnate women without their consent.
81	* MemeticMolester: A fictional character is interpreted on the Internet as some kind of sexual predator due to statements, mannerisms, and actions that can be seen as unsavory.
82	* MindRape: Not necessarily ''actual'' rape as it's not always sexual, but it can be.
83	* MurderersAreRapists: A criminal rapes their victim before killing them.
84	* NaughtyTentacles: While the monster may not know what it's doing is wrong, it's still technically rape.
85	* NearRapeExperience: Rape nearly happens, but stops at the last second.
86	* NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization: Even if someone enjoyed or orgasmed from the sex, it's still rape if the person didn't get permission.
87	* OutfitRipSexCheck: It's not always sexual, but it extremely violating and counts as sexual harassment.
88	* PaedoHunt: Anyone suspected of molesting or raping children will be hunted down and systematically destroyed.
89	* PantsPullingPrank: Legally a form of sexual harassment, if not always treated as such in media.
90	* ParentalIncest: The most common form of child sexual abuse in RealLife, and ''always'' rape due to the nature of the parent-child relationship.
91	** LecherousStepparent: A stepparent who is attracted to their stepchild. It's not always non-consensual, but it usually is either coerced or forced (and if the stepchild is still a minor, then it's always pedophilia / ephebophilia / statutory rape).
92	** PervertDad: A father who has a disturbing interest in his own daughter or son.
93	* ObsceneOBGYN: When an OB-GYN or a urologist takes undue pleasure in their work.
94	* PedophilePriest: A religious clergyman with an unholy sexual interest in their underage parishioners.
95	* PervyPatdown: Someone uses a patdown as an excuse to sexually grope another person.
96	* PimpingTheOffspring: A parent allows their(usually underage) child(ren) to be sexually abused for personal gain.
97	* PinkIsErotic: The color pink represents eroticism and scenes of a sexual nature. When associated with this trope, the color indicates harassment and sexual violence.
98	* PostRapeTaunt: A rapist gets a rise out of someone close to their victim by smugly claiming that their victim enjoyed it.
99	* PrisonRape: When prisoners get raped by other inmates (or the guards).
100	* PromiscuityAfterRape: A character who became [[ReallyGetsAround sexually promiscuous]] as the result of [[RapeAsBackstory being sexually abused in the past]].
101	* PsychosexualHorror: A subgenre that explores psychosexual development as a subject matter, including themes of sexual development and sexual activities.
102	* QuestionableConsent: When it's unclear whether it was rape or not.
103	* RapeAndRevenge: Victim gets even with their rapist.
104	* RapeAndSwitch: The idea that being raped will change your sexual orientation.
105	* RapeAsBackstory: A character was the victim of sexual assault in their past.
106	* RapeAsDrama: Rape is treated seriously and is used to add drama to the story.
107	* RapeByProxy: Forcing two people to have sex with each other.
108	* RapeDiscretionShot: When a character is about to be raped, we don't actually see the rape happening.
109	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Rape is treated as the most reprehensible and unacceptable crime imaginable.
110	* RapeLeadsToInsanity: Rape is depicted as causing victims to [[SanitySlippage go insane]].
111	* RapePillageAndBurn: Razing a village may involve the inhabitants getting raped.
112	* RapePortrayedAsRedemption: A mean character becomes nicer after getting raped.
113	* RevengePornBlackmail: A person is {{blackmail}}ed via indecent material of themselves (in legal terms this is called "sextortion").
114	* RomanticizedAbuse: Abuse, including sexual, is made to look more attractive and arousing than it is in reality.
115	* ScrubbingOffTheTrauma: TruthInTelevision reaction of many victims of sexual abuse is to obsessively try to clean their bodies.
116	* SerialRapist: A rapist keeps raping different people.
117	* SexSlave: Someone is enslaved for the purpose of forcing sex upon them, or for selling them into forced prostitution.
118	** BreedingSlave: Someone is forced to become a living BabyFactory.
119	** HumanTraffickers: If the traffickers are intending to sell their captives (mostly women and girls, sometimes boys and men) into forced prostitution.
120	* SexualExtortion: Forcing people into sex by either promising to give them what they want or need in exchange, or else threatening them with something bad such as {{blackmail}}.
121	** ScarpiaUltimatum: Forcing people into having sex with you by threatening to hurt someone they care about if they say no.
122	** SexForServices: When this is AnOfferYouCantRefuse or similar form of extortion.
123	* ShamefulStrip: Forcing someone to strip is definitely a form of harassment and can veer into assault.
124	* SleazyPhotoshoot: A model is forced or manipulated into doing suspect things in a photoshoot, like taking risque shots or performing sexual acts.
125	* SlippingAMickey: When drugging the beverage leads to DateRape.
126	* StalkerWithACrush: Stalking someone out of an obsessive physical attraction to them is considered to be a form of sexual harassment.
127	* StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale: Stalking is PlayedForLaughs if it's [[DoubleStandard a female perp chasing after a male victim]], even though it is still harassment.
128	* UnsettlingGenderReveal: If a character is untruthful about their gender or doesn't reveal it to their sexual partner until during/after intercourse, it can be considered rape by deception.
129	* WifeHusbandry: An older man grooms an underage girl to become his wife. Creepy and borders on pedophilia in real life.
130	* TheWomenAreSafeWithUs: When rape is not allowed among the protagonists' forces.
131	[[/index]]

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