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True, and in this case of Schrödinger’s Rapist it doesn’t work out: there’s little proof that women are raped more often than men.
by Samuel_Michon 13y ago
True, and in this case of Schrödinger’s Rapist it doesn’t work out: there’s little proof that women are raped more often than men.
- Splendor 13y agoSource?
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoBecause few men report such an occurrence, and because in many jurisdictions ‘rape’ is only recognized when it’s a man having sex with a woman against her will and not the other way around, it’s hard to get reliable numbers. “Much like female erectile response, male erectile response is involuntary, meaning that a man need not be aroused for his penis to become erect and be placed in a woman's vagina; mechanical stimulation is all that is necessary. However, male victims of sexual abuse by females often face social, political, and legal double standards. Gender-neutral laws have combated the perception that rape rarely occurs to men, and other laws have eliminated the term rape altogether.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_by_gender http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_by_gender
- MetaCosm 13y agoNOTE: The article in question is from 2009. The 1 in 6 (and 1 in 33 among men) chance of being raped from the article is absolute nonsense that comes from a terrible 1992 "survey" by the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault. That said, excluding prisons, women are vastly more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than men.