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In the subdivision of the section History called 'War rape', I request for where it says "The systematic rape of 80,000 women by the Japanese soldiers during the six weeks of the Nanking Massacre is an example of such atrocities" to be changed to "The systematic rape of 80,000 women by the Japanese soldiers during the six weeks of the Nanjing Massacre is an example of such atrocities" please. 2A0A:EF40:1232:F101:FC6F:89A4:2541:AF4B (talk) 18:54, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done DrowssapSMM 19:38, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That one South African doctor's vagina dentata device should be removed from this section unless reliable sources can establish it is widely promoted as a prevention method. The "effective" claim is also unsourced. 116.255.53.19 (talk) 04:44, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Revert to the 29 March revision. See my previous Talk page entry. 116.255.53.19 (talk) 06:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Tollens (talk) 07:49, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Western Cape government is in South Africa but is citing New Zealand to have “less stringent” limits when the article cited is actually about South Africa. I don’t have a Wikipedia account but can somebody change it to say South Africa or find a NZ source. 103.250.117.165 (talk) 09:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the sentence "The term rape is sometimes casually inaccurately used interchangeably with the term sexual assault" the word "inaccurately" seems unnecessarily opinionated and contentious and I believe it should be removed. It's an awkward string of adverbs besides. Jujodon (talk) 00:43, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I think we should really cut out the classic painting because it creates this not-so-serious vibe. These pictures are so beautifully drawn and it's hurt to portray a horrible image (like in real life) of a rape scene. Am I the only one who gets this feeling? I'm serious about this, I hope this didn't come off as stupid, but I just read this whole Wikipedia page and these classical paintings kept me off track, I don't think it is necessary to have them. 2A02:2F00:3006:8300:2065:95EB:9F40:2308 (talk) 23:56, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we're going to use an image of an actual modern rape. And rape plays a large part in many mythologies. GMG^talk 15:04, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]