Date Rape Doesn’t Exist
We need to stop using such a dismissive term
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7 min readSep 9, 2021
Date rape*: (noun) rape committed by someone with whom the victim has gone on a date.
(verb) force (a person with whom one has gone on a date) to have sex against their will.
*Also synonymous with “acquaintance rape” and often used in the contexts of drugs labelled “date rape drugs,” like roofies.
