Comments on: Pepsi Max: It’s Still Rape, Guys

By: Dreaddog

Dreaddog — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:22:59 +0000

Ye its Rape, just as bad a drugging someone to get your way, and it totally implied he bedded her even if you don’t see it.

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Lying to someone to get their consent when they otherwise would not have given it? That is rape. As Rosepixie put it, he set up an elaborate ruse solely to convince her to have sex with him. It doesn’t matter if she said yes after that, she was not in full possession of the facts about what was going on in the world any longer (and to an extent that is pretty stupid).

The ad makes it very clear that the LIE that they told her is the REASON that she said yes (she already said NO and was very clearly not interested), which means it is rape. There is no gray area here.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:41 +0000

Sorry, but I disagree. Yes, the young woman in the ad was deceived as to the “end of the world” ruse…but she was NOT forced, nor compelled to have sex with the guy. She made that choice. It was consensual sex. I’m more offended that the ad implies that when she only had ten minutes to live, the young woman’s mind would be on sex with a total stranger, not human comfort, not finding or calling her family or friends, not reaching out to God.

Let’s not cloud the issue. Stupid, offensive ad?… yes…rape?…NO!

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:04:37 +0000

A very good post. May I offer one small addition?

“No means no and if you then trick her into it, it just makes you an asshole and guilty of a crime.”