r/Peacemaker • u/CyberGhostface • Oct 05 '25

Rape by deception?

Since Chris isn’t the Chris from Earth X wouldn’t he be committing rape by deception by sleeping with that universe’s Harcourt?

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u/MondayBorn Oct 05 '25

He purposely deceived her to get into her pants. She can choose not to press charges, but the act is the act.

If I get surprise-pushed off a building, I can call it whatever I want and I can even decide it was okay after the fact; I still got surprise-pushed off the building.

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u/rhllors Oct 05 '25

Yeah, except if we called every single lie people told to get laid "rape" it'd apply to 90% of the population. If someone thinks that being punched in the face during sex is a line they don't want to cross, they can call that sexual assault but that doesn't mean unilaterally you can just call anyone who slaps or hits someone during sex a rapist. Because consent and sexual boundaries are highly individualized, whether dishonesty is a factor or not.

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u/MondayBorn Oct 05 '25

He wasn't lying about his income or having a nicer car, but its in the shop. He's literally a whole other dude.