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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Keep in mind, in some states, a man forcing sex on his wife was not considered illegal until relatively recently. That doesn't mean that it had terrible ramifications and wasn't a terrible thing to do.
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Looking back at my initial question I realize that it sounded very insensitive (to put it mildly) and I'm really sorry if it offended anyone! By trying to write concisely, I left out so much that the original intent of the question was skewed.
I think that the way my question was worded could lead the reader to believe that what was done to those women was okay because it wasn't considered "illegal". That's not true; I think that practice was reprehensible.
To rephrase my question...In today's context, that act is both reprehensible and illegal. Back then it wasn't illegal because it didn't fit the legal definition of rape (like Munchkin's example) but was it considered by most people to be a reprenhensible action anyway? I figure just because something is legal doesn't mean it isn't frowned upon. And some things are plain wrong.
I hope that clears things up, because I was feeling horrible after reading Munchkin's and Phasad1913's responses!
/hijack
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