The concept of a rape fantasy is nothing new, but slowly, it’s being rebranded.

Kink enthusiasts are referring to this controversial desire as a ‘ravishing fantasy’, scrubbing the word rape from the conversation.

It’s been increasingly discussed in subreddits, and in October, it was a topic of conversation on the culture podcast Every Outfit.

Chelsea Fairless told her co-host Lauren: ‘Actually I’m pretty sure rape fantasies are now called ravishment fantasies.’ She likened it to other ‘new terms’, suggesting it’s similar to saying ‘unhoused’ instead of homeless .

But scholars have long since been confused about the true meaning of ‘ravishment’. Rape is not ‘delightful’ nor ‘entrancing’ as the Google definition of ‘ravishing’ suggests, and it caught the attention of history prof

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