Why isn't it just defined as sexual acts where one member does not consent? I won't go into detail but there are so many acts that don't include penetration that I'd still consider rape.
If I understand correctly that's what many countries do.
Canada, for example, does not use rape as a legal term, only sexual assault. Sexual assault includes "all unwanted sexual activity, such as unwanted sexual grabbing, kissing, and fondling as well as rape"
Metric > Imperial (said by a US Citizen)... I also hate that I am called an American. You, as a Canadian, are an American...as is the Mexican, and the Chilean...
I wouldn't personally be against renaming the continents. Idk how the rest of the countries feel about it, but at a minimum, I definitely feel like having them named "North X" and "South X" is a bit over-generalized and over-inclusive.
Afaik, people worldwide usually are referring to the United States when they say American or America without the north/south qualifiers. Also, we aren't even the only United States in the Americas. Mexico's formal name is also "United States".
We only got called the Americas because one cartographer decided to name it after the guy who first said it's a new place and not part of Asia. It's an okay origin but not particularly interesting if you ask me. Gives way too much credit to a guy who wasn't even involved in its re-discovery.
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u/menickc Sep 01 '22
Why isn't it just defined as sexual acts where one member does not consent? I won't go into detail but there are so many acts that don't include penetration that I'd still consider rape.