Talk:Crystal Blue/@comment-4742896-20161227152425/@comment-28606784-20170421081539

As a very, very late answer to your question: Sort of. The whales at SeaWorld were (due to the changing of certain laws, orca breeding is no longer allowed at SeaWorld) stimulated to the point of ejaculation to collect the semen in order to breed the females across various parks. Tilikum, the whale featured in the story, was pretty much the orca to get semen from due to his large size and fertility (and despite his aggressive behavior and history) and has sired several children across all of SeaWorld's parks. I actually saw this happen as a kid going to SeaWorld once, just walking along the viewing area, bam, whale penis. I described the process as rape in the story because of dramatic effect, mostly, but also because of the intelligence of the animals, it raises the question of whether or not this can be considered a form of sexual abuse. Yes, the animals willingly get into position, but they've been trained to do so, a human under the same conditions would likely do the same. It's just further food for thought I guess.