And anything that needs the word "nonconsensual" applied to it - whether it's penile-vaginal penetration, finger or object penetration, or even oral - IS STILL RAPE, period, the end.
On that we are 100% agree. I'm curious, did I somehow give you the impression that I thought otherwise? If so, I apologize, because there's nothing further from my mind.
So, the reason that Dick put up with so much of her bullshit for so long, both before and after the rape, was ... what?
He felt responsible for her; he felt responsible for letting her put on a costume, and he knew she was right to want to fight for her city, and he at the time he didn't realize how it was going to turn out. By the time he has a pretty good idea, he still feels responsible for her, but his life is going down in flames around him, and when he confronts her, she's willing to try and take Blockbuster down his way.
Then there's the scene up there and Dick breaks down.
Dick follows her around like a puppy If you mean before the rape, then no, he didn't, and if you mean afterwards, I think it'd be closer to the truth to say that she basically abducted him.
I find these justifications convincing; we're going to have to disagree on that point, at least.