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Ms. Toad

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13. Sexual addition and rape are two different things.

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #12)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:42 PM

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Rapists may get a sexual kick from forcing the victim to submit - but at its core rape is about anger or power. Rape is not a way of satisfying a sexual addiction. (It might be a way of satisfying a power addiction - think Trump - but it has little to do with libido.)

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