> Considering the film Avatar literally has what can only be considered an animal rape scene
First, have you ever seen two animals have sex? It's almost always what humans would call rape. Second, the "animal rape" scene isn't any more rape than a human riding a horse is (I'm assuming you're referring to the Navi riding the dragon things). It depicted an activity that was normal for those species in their culture.
Coerced sex does occur but 'almost always' is completely wrong. Besides I am not talking about two animals mating, as you then go on to say, it is a scene where a sapient, intelligent being subjugates a 'lesser' creature using a sexual organ for their own goals. It's really not something that belongs in a film that was so widely promoted.
>it is a scene where a sapient, intelligent being subjugates a 'lesser' creature using a sexual organ for their own goals
If you take out the "sexual organ" (I partially disagree with that term as it is also used for the transfer of thoughts) how is this any different than a human riding a horse? In both situations you have a sapient, intelligent being subjugating a "lesser" creature for their own goals.
First, have you ever seen two animals have sex? It's almost always what humans would call rape. Second, the "animal rape" scene isn't any more rape than a human riding a horse is (I'm assuming you're referring to the Navi riding the dragon things). It depicted an activity that was normal for those species in their culture.