consensual at first or not, it was definitely rape at a specific point. Those men were not stupid, they knew that these were two very foolish, naive girls who were not only drunk, but going along with what was being suggested to them because it was like they had a chance to prove they were 'real gangsters' or whatever, and not 'not real' like Hector so accurately observed. Those men never said anything about Emily having sex with them all at once, and she never agreed to that, as you can see when she says "I wanna do Hector first" - key word here, FIRST. That implies one at a time. And those guys never contradict her and say 'no no, all at once', so she never gets a chance to give, or not give her consent to that kind of set up.
So, what WAS rape here was the part where Hector beckons that other guy over, and doesn't ask Emily first. She probably thought that when the other guy jumped on (remember she's drunk) that she'd misunderstood the arrangement and was actually supposed to do them all at once, an that'd be why she waits a bit before realising it's not for her and telling them to stop. BESIDES, at that point she was clearly in pain and not enjoying it and we all know she didn't agree to have sex with two guys at once.
HOWEVER, I will say this much, kudos to the men for not carrying on when Emily tells them to stop, and also to Hector when Alison tells him to stop. It's just a pity Hector an his brother hadn't made their intentions clear to Emily then she would have a chance to say either yes or no, and either way there'd have been no rape at all. But of course, then there'd be no storyline. Also, Emily shouldn't have lied about the dice and the rest of the situation, but in a culture like this where women are 'asking for it' just because of the clothes they wear, you can understand why she'd be worried that her rape charge wouldn't be taken seriously if the police knew about those details. Not saying what she did was right, but you can understand why. It may not be very cut-and-dry, but she was definitely raped :s
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