Did Jenny rape Forrest?
Forrest was mentally disabled. Could he consent to sex?
shareFair question.
But the dick has a mind of its own.
The same is said of male children with their adult female teachers. The boys wanted to have sex. But they couldn't legally consent.
I think in 1994 it would never have been an issue. Now, however? The issue of consent with a disability would have been raised.
Yeh, agreed. I was joking.
shareHonestly, myself, I do not think it's rape. I just know that sjw's now would be allover this as rape of a disabled man.
shareI agree.
And I was being a bit facetious about the dick having a mind of its own. It does. Even if Forrest didn't initiate that encounter, he certainly would have welcomed it. Any man would, abled or disabled. Rape is only rape when it's without consent, I always thought.
Yeah, and that's the sticky point. Forrest gave consent. But if it's illegal to have sex with a mentally ill person who cannot give informed consent, is it statutory rape?
shareIt's not statutory rape at present. That only applies to underage persons. Of course, the SJWs are very good at getting laws changed to suit their agenda, but it would be tricky to include mental disability in a statutory rape situation. How do you measure mental incompetence accurately enough to base a law on its violation?
I'm sure there are plenty of seemingly disabled people who would welcome a bit of spontaneous sex to compensate for their sad state. Sex being such a subjective thing, who could prove that the "victim" didn't actually feel grateful for it..
But that's a very slippery slope.
I think any objective person watching the film would agree that people like Forrest deserve a sex and love life with a beautiful woman.
However, as I posted below, states like California have laws which say sex with an "incompetent" adult is rape.
Yes, slippery slope is right.
Forrest wasn't smart but he wasn't mentally disabled. A mentally disabled man doesn't become a war hero the way he did (returning fire, retreating only when ordered, coming back for his squad mates).
It'd be hard to argue that a Medal of Honor winner and a biathlete with international cred is functionally retarded.
From what I can tell by googling, Gump had an intellectual disability related to low IQ. I agree with you. The guy may have been dysfunctional in general, but he could still win a Medal of Honor and he could still consent to sex.
However, there are jurisdictions in the U.S. where Jenny could have been accused of rape, and a jury would have had to decide whether Gump was able to consent.
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/rape/is-it-rape-to-have-sex-with-a-retarded-person/
"However, there are jurisdictions in the U.S. where Jenny could have been accused of rape"
I didn't know that. I must google it for my country.
Interesting. California is a very liberal state in the U.S. with many such regulations.
What country are you in if I may ask?
Sorry, man. That's Top Secret. :)
I have heard that about California. Probably the most liberal of all US States, is it?
Oh at least gimme a continent. 🤣
There are others. Vermont had a Socialist Senator. Oregon is very liberal.
My country is a continent.
You live in an interesting country, that's for sure. I've always been fascinated by it, sine I was a kid.
Tell me, what sort of a State is Maine? That one has always appealed to me, mostly because of its climate and its very localised culture.
Okay, Australia, thank you.
Maine sounds like a great place. I've never been there but I have relatives in New Hampshire.
Maine is forests, sparse population, lobster. Maine and the rest of New England are the original Yankee states.
What happened to Africa, South America, and Antarctica?
I knew they were the Yankee States. I just don't know their predominant political tendencies.
Okay, you live in Antarctica!
Maine is a Republican state.
"Okay, you live in Antarctica!"
Sometimes.
Stephen King often rabbits on about Maine and how much he loves it. But he's a rabid Lefty, so obviously it must be a very nice place, to keep him living there among the Republicans.
From photos I've seen, it looks like the kind of place I'd love to live. I could handle the cold winters.
Well, most people don't judge everything on politics alone. And there are a lot of Democrats in Maine. It's not solid Republican, just majority.
shareI don't know about that. I see a hell of a lot of tirades online by Democrats against anyone who even remotely fits a Republican type. If even an independent ventures to say something slightly positive about the Right, a horde of Democrats attack without him mercy.
I don't see that reaction quite so often from the Right.
he certainly would have welcomed it. Any man would
No they wouldn't. What a horrible thing to say.
Even if Forrest didn't initiate that encounter, he certainly would have welcomed it
Again No. So men in your view have no self control. And would just welcome sex of any kind from any women.
I hope you have no sons. That is a horrendous meesage to tell them.
share
You might think it's a horrible thing to say, but I'm telling you, ma'am, it's true. Sorry about that....
Welcoming and receiving gratefully and gracefully the advances of a lady friend with whom one is already well-acquainted and whom one already has feelings for does NOT indicate a lack of self-control.
I do have two sons, and I would tell them the same thing.
If you have sons, you should tell them the same thing, too. They would be pleased that you said so.
He is correct though. Men place a higher value on sex than women. That's just reality.
He's not saying all men will sleep with anything. But a beautiful stranger approaches a single male, he's not gonna turn her away.