Men and Rape, Call it what it is!!

Oct 26, 2006 17:21

How come when a man is raped, it is never called what it is. It is always called sexual assualt or sexual battery or sexual battery. But it is never refered to as a rape ( Read more... )

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seeker2 October 27 2006, 15:09:02 UTC
Yup, the only time we as a society will call it that is in prison. It's messed up but yes, as someone who was raped as well I can relate to the frustration.

On a related note, South Park had interesting commentary last week on adult women/young boys. How our society doesn't see it as bad usually
let alone prosecute it. They more often just say 'lucky boy' or some such BS ignoring the emotional and psychological damage it causes.

Ok, off my own soapbox.

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nchockeyguy1976 October 28 2006, 03:50:25 UTC
exactly. it infuriates me to know that women are getting away with molesting and raping boys because society is just like oh they liked it, it was just a conquest. ***Scream****

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ericatlarge October 28 2006, 00:49:14 UTC
wow- if that happened to me it would probably destroy my desire to have sex w someone else forever.

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For awhile it did nchockeyguy1976 October 28 2006, 03:51:33 UTC
For a while it did make me not want to ever have sex. And just someone brushing up against me gave me this uncontrollable urge to run or fight back. But with therapy it has lessened to the point where i was able to resume a sex life.

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ericatlarge October 28 2006, 19:12:30 UTC
gay reality TV celeb Reichen Lemkuhl discusses having been raped at the U S air force academy in his new book-

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