• ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    https://time.com/3393442/cdc-rape-numbers/

    And now the real surprise: when asked about experiences in the last 12 months, men reported being “made to penetrate”—either by physical force or due to intoxication—at virtually the same rates as women reported rape (both 1.1 percent in 2010, and 1.7 and 1.6 respectively in 2011).

    In other words, if being made to penetrate someone was counted as rape—and why shouldn’t it be?—then the headlines could have focused on a truly sensational CDC finding: that women rape men as often as men rape women.

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      7 months ago

      Great, so you understand now that sexual violence is actually a widespread problem & not an irrational fear. Glad to have helped educate.

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        7 months ago

        I only described actively fearing getting murdered in your everyday life, as irrational.

        Being smug and disingenuous at the same time is a particularly bad combination; educate yourself on how to be honest, and you won’t embarrass yourself nearly as much in public fora.

        Being intellectually honest is free. Do better.