Thread by @EllyArrow

Until 1997 German men could legally rape their wives. Furthermore the law held that women had to pretend to enjoy #maritalrape our be found at fault in case of divorce. Here's the reasoning of the Federal Court of "Justice" from 1966 translated to English:

"The woman does not fulfill her conjugal duties simply by letting the intercourse take place impassively. If, by reason of her disposition or for other reasons (...) she is unable to find satisfaction in conjugal intercourse, marriage nevertheless requires of her a concession..

..in conjugal affection and sacrifice and forbids the display of indifference or repugnance. For experience has shown that the partner who seeks his natural and legitimate satisfaction in marital intercourse can hardly ever be content with mere quenching of instincts without...

...being affected by what the other feels. (...) Therefore, the partner who does not succeed in finding satisfaction in intercourse, but also does not have to accept the granting of intercourse as a sacrifice that she makes to the legitimate desires of the other for the sake...

...of maintaining spiritual communion, at least refrain from expressing your personal feelings in a hurtful way.”

I was 1 year old (1997) when Germany finally criminalized marital rape and struck this law which is literally concerned with the rapist husbands feelings about his victim expressing hurt and disgust at being raped. It's no surprise that 25 years later we're still a #rapeculture.

Many people still believe that women should submit to so-called "maintenance sex" and that its not a big deal "just keeping the man happy". Most people believe that sex in #prostitution which is nearly always only desired by the man is equally a man's right and woman's chore.

Recent legal decisions incl a case where a john successfully sued a woman in prostitution for not giving an orgasm & this one where a child rapist was told he shouldve subjected women in prostitution to his violent festishes instead

All have to be viewed with the recent history in mind which enshrined a male right to sex (=rape) in law. It used to be that he could do it to his wife. He still can though with less legal backing. And he can definitely still do it to a woman in prostitution. This must change.