Argumentative Essay On Date Rape

Question E: What is date rape? Is date rape different from rape? In a traditional date, a man and a woman meet for dinner and hope that it goes well so they can continue to see each other. In some cases, things go terribly wrong causing law enforcement to get involved. According to Paglia, all women have want men want. Thus, we must be extremely careful when meeting someone for the first time, as we do not know if we can yet trust. We cannot trust that they will not place a drug in our drink when we go to the restroom. Some may argue that men should be taught to never to that to a woman. But shouldn’t a woman be taught to not leave a drink unattended during a date or during a party? The idea that men want to have sex with women is not new,

If a woman is innocently drug to a stranger’s car by knife point so he can rape her, who is at fault? This woman has done nothing to make the man want her, besides the simple fact that she is a woman. She did not leave her drink at the table, she didn’t even ride in the stranger’s car on her own will. Looking at this situation through Pineau, she would state that many factors were involved leading to the outcome of this situation. The woman would obviously feel pressure to consent to sexual relations, as her life is at risk. But she may feel added pressure knowing that the man is much stronger than her, feeling as if she has to let sex happen. But, what would have Paglia have to say about this? Paglia would analyze this situation by asking if women have different responsibilities than a man. Should a woman know the dangers of walking to her car alone? While Paglia “blames the victim” in both date rape and stranger rape, she would still agree that stranger rape is much worse. The woman did not place herself in a dangerous situation knowingly, but she still must be aware that she is a woman and holds different responsibilities than a

But if we are talking about harm, we must also include liberty. According to Mill, liberty is a pleasure that we have dedicated our whole lives to. So, why are we so quick to throw it away? There are and should be values that we are willing to die for. But, can harm outweigh the restriction of liberty? If something harms others, should a law should be created to protect those who could be affected? To aim apply the harm principle, controversial topics like prostitution can be argued for or against. If the harm principle only applies to harming others, and not self-inflicted harm then how can prostitution be bad? In some instances, women have to use prostitution to make ends meet for her family. She could be using prostitution as a short-term career so that way she can get on track for something better. If she was instead refusing to do prostitution and instead letting her family starve, isn’t that wrong