Male victims of sexual violence in games, comics, movies, whatever.

[Dfskelleton]

SPOILER WARNING, I DON'T FEEL LIKE USING THE SPOILER TAG RIGHT NOW SO JUST DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THEM

The only one I can think of is F.E.A.R. 2, where Beckett must strap himself into a chair that accentuates his psychic abilities so he can destroy Alma, only to be raped by her as soon as he's strapped in.
Although, F.E.A.R. 2 was crap, and it was hard to sympathize with the protagonist's burden since he displayed all the emotion of a cardboard cutout that shoots people.
And then he shows up in F.E.A.R. 3, only to get murdered by Paxton Fettel shortly afterwards. I'm not complaining about that, though, because I thought that Fettel was awesome.

 

[SuperBio]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it. But Catherine has a scene where Vincent gets the living shit beat out of him for breaking up with Catherine. All while in a bathroom. Fun times....

 

[GameMaNiAC]

Can we please stop talking about these things and focus on the games themselves?

Seriously, this is a gaming forum. Every time I come here I read something about rape in a depressing way. We don't really seem to be discussing games anymore, as far as I can tell.

I realize this is an important subject and that it is something we should discuss about gaming, if it is meant to be taken seriously and as art, but it should not be the only thing we talk about.

Well, I suppose you could stop talking about them if you like. You can ignore this discussion entirely and stick to gaming, whilst we carry it on.

Yeah, I was simply depressed and in a bad mood when I wrote that. Sorry. I know it's something we should discuss. It's just that a lot of popular threads were about it lately. I didn't know what to think.

 

[Lukeje]

I mean in the uk a woman can't actually rape someone as the rape is defined as forced penetration of the vagina.

That's not true. Rape is defined in terms of penetrating `orifices' with `objects'.

 

[nuba km]

I mean in the uk a woman can't actually rape someone as the rape is defined as forced penetration of the vagina.

That's not true. Rape is defined in terms of penetrating `orifices' with `objects'.

already been correct more accurately by someone else

 

[Lukeje]

I mean in the uk a woman can't actually rape someone as the rape is defined as forced penetration of the vagina.

That's not true. Rape is defined in terms of penetrating `orifices' with `objects'.

already been correct more accurately by someone else

Not entirely; he leaves out `assault by penetration' which is evidently what I'm referring to. My mind would appear to have mixed the two up.

 

[Cowabungaa]

In the film Super, Rainn Wilson's character is raped by Ellen Page's Boltie sidekick persona. And yes, it is rape. It's quite an uncomfortable scene to watch in a "dark comedy" tone.

Funny that you mention Ellen Page. She also stars in Hard Candy where the girl for once doesn't play the victim. Anything but I might add. Fantastic if utterly disturbing and twisted film that is.

 

[maninahat]

Can we please stop talking about these things and focus on the games themselves?

Seriously, this is a gaming forum. Every time I come here I read something about rape in a depressing way. We don't really seem to be discussing games anymore, as far as I can tell.

I realize this is an important subject and that it is something we should discuss about gaming, if it is meant to be taken seriously and as art, but it should not be the only thing we talk about.

Well, I suppose you could stop talking about them if you like. You can ignore this discussion entirely and stick to gaming, whilst we carry it on.

Yeah, I was simply depressed and in a bad mood when I wrote that. Sorry. I know it's something we should discuss. It's just that a lot of popular threads were about it lately. I didn't know what to think.

Don't worry about it, I can see why it would get on people's nerves after a while. I recommend watching Dueling Banjos when depressed. Always perks me right up.

 

[Vykrel]

off the top of my head, Vince Vaughn is raped in Wedding Crashers, Rainn Wilson is raped in Super, and Ryan Reynolds is sexually assaulted in Just Friends. you may have guessed that these are all comedies.

flip the genders and these scenes would probably found in a drama film, or would otherwise cause some public outcry.

and then of course there are all kinds of instances of male-on-male rape in fiction that involves prison.

 

[mronoc]

[spoilers]

The first film to come to mind is "Mysterious Skin." It's a movie about two victims of child abuse. One of them moves to New York City becomes a prostitute, and is raped by a guy he picks up. It's a really hard scene to watch, I get a knot in my stomach just thinking about it.

 

[Don Savik]

Its weird to see people see female rape in media sexy, and men rape as hilarious comedic gold, but as soon as its directed towards them they get all mad and defensive.

Society is really peculiar when it comes to these kinds of things.

I know trivializing murder and not rape is a double standard, but WHY would anyone in their right mind WANT to trivialize rape (like those weirdos that want it to be as commonplace as killing in video games). Its not a bad double standard by any means, in fact its probably the lesser of 2 evils (some may argue that death is worse than rape, and I would agree to an extent that being alive is better in some circumstances, but out of respect you shouldn't make jokes towards victims. A dead person can't really get offended now can they?)

I just wish everyone could take these topics seriously.

 

[Laurents van Cauwenberghe]

Are you a man or woman, if I may ask?

I am a male. Sexually, I'm very submissive, that's how I find this sort of thing somewhat.. appealing, for lack of a better word.

OK, cool, thanks for that.

wow... just wow you can talk openly about that and still no one is trolling...
bravo

 

[The Funslinger]

There is a surprisingly large amount of films with male rape in them:

http://www.listal.com/movies/male+rape

Oddly enough a lot of them seem to be romantic comedies aimed at women...

I think we all remember the night time scene from Wedding Crashers.

 

[Rednog]

Someone already mentioned it, but FEAR 2, it's kinda messed up that you get raped from a first person perspective. And it is semi symbolic that you get put into a semi nightmare state fighting for your life as you get raped by the female antagonist.

 

[flames09]

Very well put!

 

[Relish in Chaos]

I don't mean to offend anyone or incite sexual violence towards either gender. This is just my attempt at analyzing the mind of a rapist (as in, one that actually plans the assault, rather than someone who may happen to get carried away in the heat of the moment or otherwise).

I've always kind of wondered why there are less man-on-man rapes than man-on-woman rapes, since the former should surely grant more power and humiliation by basically breaking the man's masculinity. It doesn't seem to be a question of strength, since I read an article/blog post by this Marine husband who was gang-raped by, I think, three men and two women. IIRC, they were young adults, in their early 20s. The Marine said that he'd been caught off-guard and/or frozen by fear, and they beat him up.

Also, due to the social stigma and fear that these "silent victims" would suffer, men would be less likely to report rape than a woman, therefore there'd be less chance for the rapist to be caught.

 

[Carpenter]

Rape always features an element of power play. The aggressor is empowered, the victim is demeaned. This is especially problematic for male victims, as there is a societal expectation for men to be powerful figures (in terms of courage, strength, protectiveness etc.). As rape subverts that power, there is a much greater sense of humiliation or shame. As comedy loves strong figures being undermined, male rape ends up being a subject of humour.

In Super, the protagonist is raped by Ellen Page's character in one scene. The next scene, the two go off together to fight the villain, the rape never being mentioned again. Whilst the rape scene is clearly unpleasant, it is also played for laughs. It tells you a great deal about how gender aspects work in regards to rape. Had Ellen been raped, we'd all hate the male character - he would be a villain for the rest of the film, and she would be a poor, "broken bird". In other words, society's perception of rape has one hell of a double standard problem

As I pointed out before, I kind of felt like it wasn't "played for laughs" unless the individual found it funny. The fact that he immediately hallucinates his wife's face telling him to go kill a bunch of people kind of showed how his delusional state deals with such trauma.

Still, I am no expert and maybe it was just a throwaway joke, I just think there was a lot of meaning in the way they handled that. You would be surprised by how many rape victims and victims of other traumas will immerse themselves in some sort of fantasy or delusion.

Oh, the scene wasn't understated - it was clearly shown to be traumatic and life affecting, but the emphasis immediately shifted once it was over; he got his orders and he and the rapist go off together. It doesn't get resolved (like in most other films), it just gets forgotten about by the characters.

I personally did find the scene funny, though I'm not sure why. I think the clumsy awkwardness of the scene provides a dark, discomforting humour. But the broader meaning of the scene is unfortunate. That I laughed at a rape scene makes me uncomfortable, and though that is the idea, it inches a little closer to bad taste.

Maybe it's more your personal idea of humor.
Would it still make you laugh if the exact same thing was done with the roles reversed? A young man and an older woman?

Yes the tone suddenly changes, but that wasn't them cutting off the scene. It hammers in the point that the guy dives into his fantasy world to deal with real world issues.

There are real world rape victims that have been equally willing to justify the acts of their attackers.
To add to this, they show the "rapist" as a real person with her own set of psychological problems and an inability to control herself. This is something you rarely see with the issue. The idea that a rapist is not always a maniac that revels in pure evil, but somebody that constantly dodges responsibility for their actions while constantly trying to manipulate others.

 

[Carpenter]

'Razor wire pubic hair' is a short bizzaro novel by (I forget) and its pretty much exactly what you described. Think a mad max type world populated by women and ridiculous clones of men with 3 penis' and no arms etc, for the sole purpose of being sex toys for the perverse warrior women. It's sort of interesting in a weird way, but mostly it felt like the author was trying too hard to be different. The dom-sub romance that sprouts out of nowhere is also pretty lame.

Y the last man deals with it in an infinetly more interesting manor.

As for why this sort of thing is rarely ever portrayed with the same frequency as women. Well put simply it wouldn't happen.

In an appocolypse type of situation, men would simply be in more of a position to exert their power over women en mass than vice verssa. As a whole men are stronger and much more physically capable than women. Exceptions to the rule don't break it.

Men do get raped in fiction a lot, but its usually by other men because 1. thats more disturbing to most men and 2. its more understandable. There is however a whole fetish built around being dominated by women.

There are also fetishes based around women wanting to be dominated by men.
Does this mean it's unlikely that a man would rape a woman? The fact that a guy likes being dominated by women doesn't mean he really wants to be raped by women. BDSM Is not rape, or even close to it, it's consensual sex involving simulated domination and submission.