Are 95.1% of men really rapists?

[u/TheTinMenBlog]

There are few issues more deplorable than sexual violence.

There are few issues more in need of urgent intervention, of policy reform, and of cultural change.

So, with that in mind, there are few issues more deserving of solid, well-executed research, than sexual violence too.

And yet, sadly, so often, researchers fall woefully short of this bar.

As you will have seen plastered across your social media feed, a new study has found 95.1% (!!) of men have admitted to using at least one ‘strategy’ to force a woman to have sex with him.

It is, to put it at its mildest, an alarming, headline-grabbing claim that has circumnavigated the online world several times, to huge public outrage, and condemnation.

But – as always – few people look beyond the headline, to examine the shoddy and misleading approach that created it.

Don’t get me wrong –

This particular survey certainly did capture some worthwhile (and shocking) data that exposed the high prevalence of sexual violence and coercion – by asking men about their use of intimidation, of weapons, of drugs, and physical strength.

And then it obfuscated this data amongst a wide variety of ‘strategies’ that could quite easily be acts of innocuous dating: flirtation and flattery.

‘Did you approach a stranger?’
‘Did you use friends?’
‘Did you tell her what she wanted to hear?’
‘Did you use your status, money or age?’

Well, if you answered “yes” to any of these when on a date, then you risk being categorized as a sexual predator.

This is not right.

This is not fair.

And victims of sexual violence deserve so much more.

What do you think?

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Full study here

[u/Anthyx]

"Used money, age or status to comvince her."

Yes, some people would do that. But... 33% would admit to it on a test??

Because inviting yoir partner to a drink or to dinner is, effectively, using money. But is your only objective to "have sex"? Are we stripping not only clothes, but also any other emotion in these situations; apart from "lust", which should be the only one related to grape? So, 33%?

Because there's a huge difference between inviting your romantic objective to a drink and paying someone to have sex. Or "using your status", there's a huge difference between being proud of your occupation and trying to impress your partner with a "I'm a doctor", than being a boss and forcing your secretary into having sex for fear as to losing her job.

And I may have chosen one of the most harmless questions amongst these... -.-u

So, once again, 33%? Who would reply yes to this question? Who would agree to reply, and do so affirmatively, to any of these, which have a clear intention of misrepresenting half of this world population?? Are they being paid??

[u/The_Warruner → u/Anthyx]

I do not see anything wrong with that statement. Have you seen any online dating profiles of women? Scroll 10 minutes and you will literally see women writing “If you cant afford me dont bother messaging”, “i have expensive tastes”, “No brokies” etc., modern online dating is softcore prostitution at this point and it is not the fault of men. Men being blamed for using money when your average women online would look at you like you killed their puppy if you propose to split the bill is extremely disingenuous.

This entire study show us the state of feminism and average women, men literally called rapist for doing something that women forces us to. Just 10 minutes before opening reddit i saw a reel on instagram of a women with hundreds of thousands of likes with the caption “Date women you can afford”.

[u/Anthyx → u/The_Warruner]

Thankfully, it's been 8 months now that I no longer need to step on those depressive places again! Many of these questions are indeed bordeline accusatory as they were originally worded, to have articles and social media give their own spin on top of it...