Do you think society's view about date rape has changed over the years?

Different generations. Feminism was strong with the young hippies and people who grew up during the radical 60's. People who grew up in the 50's and 40's had more traditional ideas about man & woman / husband & wife.. The wife was there to please her husband, bottom line.

It doesn't matter what era you live in it matters more what era you grew up in. People have this weird view on gender relations today because many of us grew up in the 70's, 80's, 90's when feminism was at its peak.

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A few of you didn't really get the question, he's not asking for you to describe marital rape. He's asking why people back then could watch that and be okay with it vs. now where people would have a little tantrum.

Again, its because adults in the 1970's were products of the 30's, 40's, & 50's. And social movements like feminism don't effect those who are already pre-programmed to think a certain way (i.e. grown folk).

More openness about sex, sexuality and rape? More openness about experience maybe?

Also it depends on the person too. For example, my partner always is keen for me to 'wake him up with a bj', or be 'riding him when he wakes.' He's made that clear. Same as I've made clear I don't want him riding me when I wake. Different people have different ideas, especially in relationships. My female friend loves surprise!sex upon waking, but i'm not a fan. I'd perceive it as horrible if my boyfriend went against my wishes, I would feel violated. My friend, however, would not.

I don't quite get your understanding of rape, if you think that 'regular rape' involves crying and screaming. Most often rape just involves freezing up and trying to put your mind somewhere else. The victim is generally too scared that they'll put themselves in even more danger by making such an emotional and loud display as kicking and screaming.

However, you do come across as the type of person who watches a lot of movies, so maybe that's where you get the idea from.

I think many rapes were going un reported because the victim felt at fault because he/she chose to go out with the perpetrator. They were sometimes afraid to come forward and report, for fear that they would be blamed or held responsible for something horrific taking place simply because they new the perpetrator. Men were cozying up to women, luring them out on dates then not taking no for an answer. Thus the name "date rape" was given to the act to show that it, like other rapes, is also a crime.

That being said, I believe that many women/girls use the term way to loosely to try and cover up a wild one nighter, and loose behaviors with strange men.

Feminist policies dictate that practically anything a man does sexually with a woman IS rape. For example, only a few weeks back a man was charged with 'rape by deception' after lying about his religion. A feminist was interviewed and she stressed the point that her consent was based on a lie, so her consent was discounted.

BUT, when someone points out how silly rape is these days, feminists try to claim you have no problem with a woman being beaten half to death during a rape.

They push two entirely different perspectives in order to a) garner maximum sympathy votes, b) promote hatred towards anyone who disagrees with their hate-fueled agenda and c) promote radical feminist ideals that all heterosexual sex is rape.

Given that the definition of rape has been so heavily diluted by feminist hatred for heterosexual consensual sex, which is heavily promoted through the brain-washing box (aka television, which itself is brimming with misandry), it's little surprise that society has turned common sense upside down and now frowns upon heterosexual sexuality, even that which is PRE-agreed.

I think it's different if you're married... I don't know why anyone would want to have sex with an unconscious woman, but...hey O.o

Hopefully, by being married, you can tell and/or maybe have discussed the prospect of [at least] being coaxed awake to have sex. I just don't think that someone that loves you would want to knock you unconscious for the purpose of having sex...

The point is that they were married and at that time a woman consenting to marriage was also consenting to sex ,anytime the husband required it. It was at that time illegal to have sex with an unconcious woman as long as she wasn't your wife ! Nowadays it is recognised that husbands do rape their wives and a consent to marriage is not a consent to sex.

Date rape = A woman consents to having sex with a man and finds out she doesn't like it so she yells rape. She'll then usually lie and say she was unconscious and unable to consent to the act.