Rape-Culture Award

[featherwizard]

Hello everyone! I just found this community and I'm thrilled to be here. Especially because I have so much to say!

Anyone who makes it all the way through Stephenie Meyer's series of glitter!vamp books knows that in the end,

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[featherwizard]

Jacob is a victim of mind-rape: He's subjected to a substance (magic-werefolf-ness, for lack of a better term) that takes away his choices, specifically his sexual choices, but also lessening his ability to determine the appropriateness of his actions when his will contradicts Bella's-Baby's will. This is a classic date-rape-drug scenario.

[featherwizard]

When I read the book I thought it was pretty clear that werewolves don't have a choice - they're in love whether they want it or not. Renesmee has a choice (I think), but Jacob doesn't.

[featherwizard]

Mind-altering substance is used to coerce someone into being ok with a sexual situation they were previously not in favor of. This is pretty much the legal definition of date-rape.