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Discussion: Is male rape less of an issue than female rape?
Member Since: 9/16/2011
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Yes.
I've already said this before, but women are sexually assaulted DISPROPORTIONALLY to men. So much more that it's just shocking that you're trying to discredit female rape.
Until we reduce that inequality, yes, we will focus on female sexual violence victims and shedding patriarchy. This is not about winning who suffers the most.
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Member Since: 3/21/2012
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I find it horrifying that male rape isn't taken seriously . A lot of gay men get raped
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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Originally posted by brIt-()nstar
And your point is trying to make female rapists happen when the numbers are generally low
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http://permutationofninjas.org/post/...an-analysis-of
No they're not.
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but here you are trying TO paint a picture that it does happen which is captain obvious but if you seriously think most men would carry on this crusade of yours then you are in for a fight don't start with your cdc receipts when basically those male rape victims are mixed in with their male and female rapists.
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Except that the report ALSO says that roughly 70% of male sexual assault victims report a female attacker.
And most men wouldn't "carry on this crusade" because the cards are stacked against them. I think that needs to ****ing CHANGE.
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I give up on you, sis. You obviously don't have any idea about patriarchal system. You obviously also don't have any idea about the basic justice system in your country or in the world.
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Yeah, I'm the idiot when you're the one trying to argue that men enjoy rape.
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And straight men obviously don't want to get it in the ass that's why straight men men doesn't obviously enjoy if they are forced to be on the receiving end.
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But you're here with ah men don't enjoy being raped when rape's basic definition is forced sexual penetration of mouth, vagina and anus. Yeah female raping a man. That's gotta breaking some hole somewhere right?
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Okay, let me spell this out for you, you microscopic fleck of dirt. RAPE... understood as unwanted sexual intercourse... is HORRIBLE, no matter who it happens to. It's a traumatic experience because the victim feels used, violated and helpless. Not EVERY man is going to want sex with a woman 100% of the time.
ATRL, look at this. I'm literally trying to argue with someone who's mocking me for saying that men don't enjoy being raped by a woman.
And by the way, this is the definition of rape:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rape
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: to force (someone) to have sex with you by using violence or the threat of violence
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Yeah, that includes being forced to penetrate.
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Member Since: 3/8/2012
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Its not less of an issue, however you're undermining female rape if you think male rape and female rape happen on the same level. That being said we shouldn't laugh at male raped victims.
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Member Since: 11/10/2011
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There's been a tendency in recent years for people to pretend/insist that males and females are identical apart from their genitals, but that's not true, there are slight differences also in the brains, hormone levels, etc. The reality is that the vast majority of vicitms of rape are females, that's why it's a bigger issue. It's tragic when a male gets raped too, but it's a lot rarer.
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Of course it's less of an issue. Rape is rape and it's always bad no matter what but to falsely claim that they happen with the same frequency is counterproductive.
It's like 90%+ of all rapes are men (hetero) raping women & men (little girls & boys, women, prison inmates, etc.)
That's the important point and root of the problem.
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Member Since: 6/30/2012
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Yes
Its not as prevalent, so it's less of an issue.
All rape victims should be treated equally tho.
Also just out of curiosity which is more common male on male rape or female on male rape
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Originally posted by NewRihannaStan
I find it horrifying that male rape isn't taken seriously . A lot of gay men get raped
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Right. By other men or in prison systems or in sports / military (it tends to happen more often to gay males because they're seen as 'wanting it' and because those environments have a mono-sexual culture i.e. there's no women around).
Rape is nearly a non-issue with hetero males. And when it is an issue it's a man doing the raping.
Teach men not to rape people.
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Member Since: 3/3/2012
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Originally posted by Auraeolux
Of course not. It's just as serious but less reported on because either it occurs less or men who are raped are embarrassed to admit it because our culture paints men as purely physical beings and expects them to enjoy it. Masculinity discourages discourages the expression of emotions so male victims don't want to be perceived as weak.
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Men are "supposed" to enjoy it and if they complain then they "are" either "gay" or "not man enough"
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Member Since: 9/27/2011
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It's less of an issue because it's not as heard of and to my knowledge occurs less. But that doesn't mean it's any less important. Rape of any kind is 100% unjust.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by Ash12345
Yes
Its not as prevalent, so it's less of an issue.
All rape victims should be treated equally tho.
Also just out of curiosity which is more common male on male rape or female on male rape
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Not on my desktop or laptop so I can't give your sources right away but definitely male on male rape. Female on male rape is less than 1% of all reported rapes
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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Originally posted by Ash12345
Yes
Its not as prevalent, so it's less of an issue.
All rape victims should be treated equally tho.
Also just out of curiosity which is more common male on male rape or female on male rape
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It depends on what you classify as "rape".
Here's an excerpt from the CDC's 2010 report:
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For male victims, the sex of the perpetrator varied by the type of sexual violence experienced. The majority of male rape victims (93.3%) reported only male perpetrators.
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Seems pretty open and shut, right? Well, we're not done yet.
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For three of the other forms of sexual violence, a majority of male victims reported only female perpetrators: being made to penetrate (79.2%), sexual coercion (83.6%), and unwanted sexual contact (53.1%).
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So men are mostly raped by other men, but they're mostly sexually assaulted by women. Curious, isn't it?
Well, let's take a closer look at those numbers. The first form of sexual violence listed is "being made to penetrate." In other words, instances in which a man was forced to penetrate someone else.
Let's look at this table:
1,581,000 men report being "raped" (which, according to the definition used by the CDC, only includes men who were forcefully penetrated) their lifetime. Of those, 93.3% reported a male attacker. That comes out to 1,475,073 men who were raped by other men.
5,451,000 men report being forcefully made to penetrate in their lifetime. Of those, 79.2% reported a female attacker. That comes out to 4,317,192 men who were forced to penetrate women.
If you acknowledge that it's rape when a woman forces a man to penetrate her, then by definition, men are considerably more likely to be raped by women than by men.
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Member Since: 9/2/2012
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No it's just as serious. I also want to mention that men reporting rape is also less likely to be reported.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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No, rape is rape. The severity of rape is not and should not be contingent upon race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, job occupation, etc. Sure we hear more cases of women being raped by men but the alternative is also a huge problem in society.
No matter the circumstances, one kind of rape should not perceived as "less" of an issue than another.
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Originally posted by Chill Bill
It depends on what you classify as "rape".
Here's an excerpt from the CDC's 2010 report:
Seems pretty open and shut, right? Well, we're not done yet.
So men are mostly raped by other men, but they're mostly sexually assaulted by women. Curious, isn't it?
Well, let's take a closer look at those numbers. The first form of sexual violence listed is "being made to penetrate." In other words, instances in which a man was forced to penetrate someone else.
Let's look at this table:
1,581,000 men report being "raped" (which, according to the definition used by the CDC, only includes men who were forcefully penetrated) their lifetime. Of those, 93.3% reported a male attacker. That comes out to 1,475,073 men who were raped by other men.
5,451,000 men report being forcefully made to penetrate in their lifetime. Of those, 79.2% reported a female attacker. That comes out to 4,317,192 men who were forced to penetrate women.
If you acknowledge that it's rape when a woman forces a man to penetrate her, then by definition, men are considerably more likely to be raped by women than by men.
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The meninist spin
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That comes out to 4,317,192 men who were forced to penetrate women.[of the 5,451 million reporting rape in that manner]
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Guess what this means? The other 1.2 million were reporting instances of men raping them in this matter. Add that to the number you listed above for the 1.475 million men raped by other men and we're almost at 3 million already (over a lifetime). Not looking so "considerably more likely" anymore once you add up all the different ways men rape other men.
Do you want to grab some stats regarding the number of women raped by men? The numbers are staggering, I'll give you a hint. The point still stands: men rape everyone with much, much higher regularity than women do. Why? Especially when you look at the most egregious forms of rape (violent assault, assisted gang rape, rape + murder, etc.) it's nearly exclusively men doing this. Very rare for a woman to rape and murder a man. Much more common for men to be doing this to a woman (or a man).
Again, why?
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Member Since: 11/14/2011
Posts: 3,330
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no its not. Male victims need the help just as much as females do but rape is a bigger problem for women because they're far more likely to be raped as men.
However, I really don't like when feminists try to downplay men getting raped and saying **** like "he probably liked it" and "male tears" and stuff because men cry and have emotions too. That's the kinda stuff that needs to be stopped. Rape is a problem for everyone
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Member Since: 11/26/2010
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They're equally as bad and anyone saying otherwise is disgusting.
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Member Since: 11/14/2011
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and then I come in the thread and see posts about "meninists" and downplaying male rape victims
when will you people learn? you think its ok for someone to get raped just because they're a man? How disgusting of everyone that thinks that way.
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Member Since: 6/18/2012
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Originally posted by TrashyNavy
and then I come in the thread and see posts about "meninists" and downplaying male rape victims
when will you people learn? you think its ok for someone to get raped just because they're a man? How disgusting of everyone that thinks that way.
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who did, though?
They're just saying Female is more likely to be a rape victim which means it is indeed less of an issue. To answer the thread title.
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