Tuesday, February 15, 2011

"Mishandled" is one way of putting it....

Rape in the US Military: filmed getting gang raped, severe bruising, but no investigation because commander says she "did not act like a rape victim" and "did not struggle enough."

Full Yahoo News article here.

Of equal relevance: I stumbled on an internet thread today titled: Do men need to start crying rape more often?

The poster went on to say: "Have you ever thought about how it would be if men cried rape as often as women do? You are sleeping after a night of banging and suddenly she slides up on top of you again. Then you get outraged and call the police because she did not ask first. She goes to jail for a couple of years."

I was furious. The ignorance. The audacity. In this scenario, there is no instance regarding the man not wanting sex or pushing the woman away. He just suddenly "get[s] outraged" later, as if by mental ineptness, and files a case. 

My response: "Crying" here denotes 'lying.' No, men should not cry rape. They should approach a sexually abusive situation with legal action when it is true and necessary, as should women. No rape should go unreported, no matter the gender of the victim.

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