Rape Supportive Attitude Scale – RSAS

Being roughed up is sexually stimulating to many women.

A man has some justification in forcing a female to have sex with him when she led him to believe she would go to bed with him.

The degree of a woman’s resistance should be the major factor in determining if a rape has occurred.

The reason most rapists commit rape is for sex.

If a girl engages in necking or petting and she lets things get out of hand, it is her fault if her partner forces sex on her.

Many women falsely report that they have been raped because they are pregnant and want to protect their reputation.

A man has some justification in forcing a woman to have sex with him if she allowed herself to be picked up.

Sometimes the only way a man can get a cold woman turned on is to use force.

A charge of rape two days after the act has occurred is probably not rape.

A raped woman is a less desirable woman.

A man is somewhat justified in forcing a woman to have sex with him if he has had sex with her in the past.

In order to protect the male, it should be difficult to prove that a rape has occurred.

Many times a woman will pretend she doesn’t want to have intercourse because she doesn’t want to seem loose, but she’s really hoping the man will force her.

A woman who is stuck-up and thinks she is too good to talk to guys deserves to be taught a lesson.

One reason that women falsely report rape is that they frequently have a need to call attention to themselves.

In a majority of rapes the victim is promiscuous or had a bad reputation.

Many women have an unconscious wish to be raped, and may then unconsciously set up a situation in which they are likely to be attacked.

Rape is the expression of an uncontrollable desire for sex.

A man is somewhat justified in forcing a woman to have sex with him if they have dated for a long time.

Rape of a woman by a man she knows can be defined as a “woman who changed her mind afterwards.”