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** {{Kichiku}}: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser.
** KichikuMegane: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.

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** {{Kichiku}}: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser.
** KichikuMegane: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.
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"Minor" doesn't usually indicate a person is under the age of consent unless it is used as a noun.


* PimpingTheOffspring: A parent allows their(usually minor) child(ren) to be sexually abused for personal gain.

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* PimpingTheOffspring: A parent allows their(usually minor) underage) child(ren) to be sexually abused for personal gain.
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* 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.
** ComedicLolicon: Whenever hebephilic/ephebophilic characters and relationships are used as a source of comedy.


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* 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.
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* PimpingTheOffspring: A parent allows their(usually minor) child(ren) to be sexually abused for personal gain.
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Quote describes Blaming The Victim more than it describes these tropes


->''"Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don't get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren't careful enough. Women get raped because '''someone raped them'''."''
-->-- ''' Jessica Valenti''', ''The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women''
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* RevengePornBlackmail: A person is {{blackmail}}ed via indecent material of themselves (in legal terms this is called "sextortion").
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* AttemptedHomewrecker: A characrer harasses someone who is already taken despite their lack of interest.

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* AttemptedHomewrecker: A characrer character harasses someone who is already taken despite their lack of interest.
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* AttemptedHomewrecker: A characrer harasses someone who is already taken despite their lack of interest.
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Note that these tropes have [[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease all real life examples blocked]], per the Administrivia/ContentPolicy. See also [[NoRealLife/SexSexualityAndRapeTropes No Real Life / Sex, Sexuality, and Rape Tropes]].

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* ObsceneOBGYN: When an OB-GYN or a urologist takes undue pleasure in their work.
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+ SexualDevianceIsEvil
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* PinkIsErotic: The color pink represents eroticism and scenes of a sexual nature. When associated with this trope, the color indicates harassment and sexual violence.
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* PsychosexualHorror: A subgenre that explores psychosexual development as a subject matter, including themes of sexual development and sexual activities.
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->''"Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don't get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren't careful enough. Women get raped because'' someone raped them''."''

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->''"Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don't get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren't careful enough. Women get raped because'' someone because '''someone raped them''.them'''."''
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* ScrubbingOffTheTrauma: TruthInTelevision reaction of many victims of sexual abuse is to obsessively try to clean their bodies.
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* CrotchGrabSexCheck: Grabbing a person's crotch to find out their sex.
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Capitalization was fixed from Main.Dude Shes Like Ina Coma to Main.Dude Shes Like In A Coma. Null edit to update index.
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* 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.
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* BedTrick: Impersonating someone's significant other to deceive them into agreeing to sexual intercourse, which is blatantly nonconsensual due to being a form of rape by deception.

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* 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.

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** PervertDad: A father who has a disturbing interest in his own daughter or son.



* PervertDad: A father who has a disturbing interest in his own daughter or son.
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** MistakenForPedophile: When someone is wrongfully accused of trying to molest or rape children.
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* TotallyEighteen: From a meta-perspective, a story may emphasise that a character is at the age of consent to avert UnfortunateImplications of statutory rape. If the characters bring this up InUniverse, this may be either a similar aversion of predatory implications that happens to be {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, or a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial from someone who's actually underage.
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Per this thread, the same blanket ban on Real Life examples from Sex Tropes is going to be the applied to the tropes here.

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Note that these tropes have [[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease all real life examples blocked]], per the Administrivia/ContentPolicy. See also [[NoRealLife/SexSexualityAndRapeTropes No Real Life / Sex, Sexuality, and Rape Tropes]].

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Per this thread, removing examples that aren't always/explicitly about sexual harassment or rape. Those are potential material for an Analysis page and not this index.


* BrokenBird: Not ''always'' the result of rape, but very often is, especially if the character in question is female.
* BunkerWoman: Not ''all'' women imprisoned underground get raped, but a lot of them do.



* ChastityDagger: Used for defense by women, ''usually'' against rape, but also could be against theft or attempted murder.



* {{Cuckold}}: A man whose LoveInterest cheats on him. Not always rape, but it can lead to rape.



* DontLookAtMe: A common reaction of a victim after the fact is to beg people not to look at their defiled state.



* DudeShesLikeInAComa: Not usually, but 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, while not rape, is still pretty creepy, unless you are giving them mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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* DudeShesLikeInAComa: Not usually, but if 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, while not rape, is still pretty creepy, coma could be considered sexual assault, unless you are giving them mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.



** MistakenForPedophile: When someone is wrongfully accused of trying to molest or rape children.



* HonorRelatedAbuse: The abuse isn't necessarily sexual, but often is.
* HornyDevils: Human-demon sexual encounters are not ''always'' rape, but many times they are.



** 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.
** TotallyEighteen: From a meta-perspective, a story may emphasise that a character is at the age of consent to avert UnfortunateImplications of statutory rape. If the characters bring this up InUniverse, this may be either a similar aversion of predatory implications that happens to be {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, or a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial from someone who's actually underage.

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** * 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.
** TotallyEighteen: From a meta-perspective, a story may emphasise that a character is at the age of consent to avert UnfortunateImplications of statutory rape. If the characters bring this up InUniverse, this may be either a similar aversion of predatory implications that happens to be {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, or a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial from someone who's actually underage.
consent.



* LovePotion: While love potions don't always lead to rape, they do sometimes lead to one-sided love or falling in love against your will, which could lead to rape, attempted rape, or similar.



* MateOrDie: Being forced to have sex or else die is always awkward. It's not always rape because they sometimes find someone willing. If they get unlucky, though...



* MightMakesRight: If the "strong" or victorious party believes that their strength or triumph nullifies the need for consent, or they use the threat of violence to get the other party to "submit".



* ModelScam: Usually leads to rape, but doesn't always.



* OldManMarryingAChild: While sexless marriages do exist, an old man marrying a child could lead to [[{{Squick}} pedophilia]], and even if it doesn't, it's still creepy.
* OutfitRipSexCheck: It's not always sexual but it counts as sexual harassment.

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* OldManMarryingAChild: While sexless marriages do exist, an old man marrying a child could lead to [[{{Squick}} pedophilia]], and even if it doesn't, it's still creepy.
* OutfitRipSexCheck: It's not always sexual sexual, but it extremely violating and counts as sexual harassment.



* PantsPullingPrank: It's not always treated as harrassment, but it is legally considered so.

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* PantsPullingPrank: It's Legally a form of sexual harassment, if not always treated as harrassment, but it is legally considered so.such in media.



** PervertDad: A father who has a disturbing interest in his own daughter or son.



* PervertDad: A father who has a disturbing interest in his own daughter or son.



* PowerPerversionPotential: A character with powers uses said powers for perverted desires. Doesn’t always lead to rape/sexual harassment, but very commonly does.



* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Doesn't have to get raped, she doesn't even have to have anything sexual happen to her InUniverse, but rape is one of the ways things can go wrong for her.
* RomanticizedAbuse: Abuse is made to look more attractive and arousing than it is in reality.

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Doesn't have to get raped, she doesn't even have to have anything sexual happen to her InUniverse, but rape is one of the ways things can go wrong for her.
* RomanticizedAbuse: Abuse Abuse, including sexual, is made to look more attractive and arousing than it is in reality.



* SexInASharedRoom: Does not have to involve rape (and in fact can be portrayed as fully consensual and [[SexIsCool even cool]]) but in its darkest form, it might involve having sex in front of someone who has no choice but to watch and/or can't consent.



* SexTourism: Can veer into sexual abuse if a foreign pervert travels to another country with the intention of finding young, underage prostitutes to spend time with.
* SextraCredit: Also when this is AnOfferYouCantRefuse or similar form of extortion.



* ShamefulStrip: Can lead to sexual assault, doesn't always, but is still inappropriate.
* ShowerOfAngst: Not ''always'' associated with rape, but very often is.

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* ShamefulStrip: Can lead Forcing someone to sexual assault, doesn't always, but strip is still inappropriate.
* ShowerOfAngst: Not ''always'' associated with rape, but very often is.
definitely a form of harassment and can veer into assault.



* SlippingAMickey: This trope is not always associated with rape, but it often is.

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* SlippingAMickey: This trope is not always associated with rape, but it often is.When drugging the beverage leads to DateRape.



** StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale: Stalking is PlayedForLaughs if it's [[DoubleStandard a female perp chasing after a male victim]].
* TooSmartForStrangers: A work gives a moral about how children should steer clear of suspicious people who might want to molest them.
* UnequalPairing: Not ''always'' associated with rape, but very often is.
* UnsuspectinglySoused: A person drinks something, unaware it is filled with alcohol and becomes intoxicated from it. May or may not always result in DateRape or hilarity.
* VillainousIncest: A bad guy has sex with one of their own blood relatives to demonstrate just how twisted and disgusting they are. Bonus evil points if they outright rape a member of their family.
* WifeHusbandry: If said "husband" persists after the prospective "wife" refuses.

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** * StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale: Stalking is PlayedForLaughs if it's [[DoubleStandard a female perp chasing after a male victim]].
victim]], even though it is still harassment.
* TooSmartForStrangers: A work gives TotallyEighteen: From a moral about how children should steer clear meta-perspective, a story may emphasise that a character is at the age of suspicious people who might want consent to molest them.
* UnequalPairing: Not ''always'' associated with rape, but very often is.
avert UnfortunateImplications of statutory rape. If the characters bring this up InUniverse, this may be either a similar aversion of predatory implications that happens to be {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, or a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial from someone who's actually underage.
* UnsuspectinglySoused: A person drinks something, unaware it is filled with alcohol and becomes intoxicated from it. May or may not always result in DateRape or hilarity.
* VillainousIncest: A bad guy has sex with one of their own blood relatives to demonstrate just how twisted and disgusting they are. Bonus evil points if they outright rape a member of their family.
* WifeHusbandry: If said "husband" persists after the prospective "wife" refuses.An older man grooms an underage girl to become his wife. Creepy and borders on pedophilia in real life.
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Per discussion, removing this was brought up because it's not specifically about sexual harassment or rape and is about anyone disliking any kind of phyisical contact.


* HatesBeingTouched: A common trait in rape victims is that they feel uncomfortable about other people touching them.

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