with these elements in mind, its simple to see why
Rakes were people who sexually defied societal norms. They breached boundaries of, which was important to society. It was also a religious institution, so people suspected that they might question religion because if they breached one boundary, they might breach another. This would give them freedom the jobs open to them, in their freedom to travel without molestation, and in their general autonomy as well as the right to have the active role in intercourse (48 Faderman 1981). Because of this, people thought they might breach other boundaries and take other rights, threatening their power. In one case they had a woman examined and found that clitoris, when stimulated, extended the length of half a finger (53 Faderman 1981). If these weren normal, not all would breach this boundary: only the abnormal ones would. The main reason men felt threatened by this was the worry that a large group of would gain male privileges, so if it was proved to only be a small group of, the threat woul...