- Suppose you encounter some who believes that they themselves being raped (perhaps a certain subset of rape) is not a big deal, just "sex they did not intend to have". Do you feel a moral obligation to correct their thinking?
- Suppose you encounter someone who has been brainwashed into thinking that they themselves being raped is not a big deal, just "sex they did not intend to have". Do you feel a moral obligation to correct their thinking?
- If you answered "no" to 1 but "yes" to 2, how do you distinguish between "being brainwashed" and "honestly believing" something? Does it matter if they are male or female?
- Comparing a person who honestly believes rape is a not big deal versus one who believes it is a big deal, who suffers greater psychological harm from a rape? (This question can be scientifically measured, and probably has been.)
- Suppose you encounter someone trying to brainwash someone else into believing rape is not a big deal. Do you feel a moral obligation to suppress or oppose their speech? Is your answer consistent with 4?
These deliberately inflammatory questions are intended to hint that the cause of psychological harm is far greater than rapists raping, and that many seemingly well-meaning people may be contributing to magnifying the harm.
Inspired by an anecdote similar to 1. The person experienced psychological harm only after someone convinced her she was a rape victim.
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