I liked the movie, but didnt like how it glorified rape so much *spoils*

Are you *beep* kidding me?

Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

The 'guy' you're talkinag about is named PAtrick, and the 'victim' is named Brad. Just for future reference, try to use their names; it's less confusing that way.

And the point of that subplot was nothing to do with rape. Patrick didn't 'get Brad drunk to hook up'. The point was that Brad was raised in such a homophobic enviornment that he was only able to admit his homosexuality to himself and others when he was under the infulence of alcohol. Patrick didn't get him drunk; he drank willingly to loosen himself up and calm himself down enough so as to come to terms with his sexuality.

I suppose it could sound a little rape-y, but it's really not. Brad was only able to shamelessly love Patrick when he was drunk, but then he used the alcohol as an excuse to say 'I don't remember and you can't hold me accountable for what I did.'

And if tou remember, eventually, Brad was comfortable enough with Patrick that he didn't need to get drunk to love him anymore.

"It's okay to love something a little too much, as long as it's real to you."
-Gerard Way

The OP is just trolling, nothing more.

Trolling troll is trolling.

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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Ya, as a female here, have to absolutely and unequivocally agree that this was NOT a rape scenario, and Patrick is hardly a rapist. I can't believe anyone could watch this film or read the book and think that was the case! I mean, seriously!

As someone else pointed out, Brad continued to see Patrick after Patrick helped him get off booze. Does anyone think if Patrick had repeatedly raped Brad, that Brad first of all wouldn't know that, and second of all, would have continued to see him, over and over?

Brad clearly used booze to overcome his own shame and inhibitions. It allowed him to allow himself to be sexual with a guy. I don't think it says anywhere that he ACTUALLY got blackout drunk - he only CLAIMED he was too drunk to remember anything, which is very clearly a ploy by a closeted guy waking up the next day feeling shame and looking for any excuse so he doesn't have to accept responsibility for his own behavior, desires, and sexuality. The very fact that he kept hanging out with Patrick even after their first session of messing around - and kept messing around with him - shows this to be the case.

And how would you explain that once they actually had sex, which I gather was several months down the road, Brad told Patrick that he loved him? Would he have said this and felt this if Patrick had been routinely raping him? Come on!

Seriously - this was not rape!