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My thought; not a scientist and this is all conjecture, but a potential other cause than what other folks are mentioning: Consent conversations and alcohol can
by zeryx 6y ago
My thought; not a scientist and this is all conjecture, but a potential other cause than what other folks are mentioning:
Consent conversations and alcohol can be quite confusing and scary to navigate now. This seems to suggest to me, that people are just not putting themselves in situations where casual sex might be more possible (alcohol + parties, etc) due to the fear of it being labelled as rape.
- ziml77 6y agoThis was my guess too. I have nothing to back it up, but there's definitely a fear for some people of being labelled a rapist. Unfortunately it's also a fear that gets dismissed because people say that "false rape" claims don't happen or that it's nothing compared to the real rape claims that get brushed off as false.
- SwiftyBug 6y agoI'd go even further and suggest that men are now more self-conscious about merely approaching women, even on appropriate places and occasions, because they don't want to come off as a harasser.