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In reply to the discussion: is there actually people who believe that all men are rapists and attracted to little girls [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)35. The gulf in male perceptions isn't "rape is/isn't a problem".
It's better illustrated by your comment.
men should start redefining what is acceptable behavior and what isn't. We should change the culture, not the elevators.
It's up to you to explain to us how you can believe that men in general:
a) believe rape is acceptable behavior.
b) collectively, and without any input from women create the culture in which it is.
c) despite having created a legal system in which the crime is treated harshly upon conviction.
Unlike any other crime, men who are accused of rape have a very high hurdle to clear to prove their innocence (see Crystal Mangum).
Up until this post, I was listening. I do agree that it's important to understand how women's perceptions of the world affect them. I don't agree that I'm responsible for the behavior of every man, nor have I created a culture in which rape is acceptable.
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is there actually people who believe that all men are rapists and attracted to little girls [View all]
loli phabay
Aug 2012
OP
that is a novel, and what you posted is a literary device known as hyperbole.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#3
You equated a man who talked to a woman in an elevator with a serial killer/rapist
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#10
You can look at a random person for a few seconds and determine her entire life-experience
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#17
No I said you could not sustain your assertion that 0.1% of men commit all the rapes.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#14
Well logically it has to fall somewhere between 1 person and 51 million men (16%)
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#24
You actually believe about 1 in 15 of the men you meet are rapists?
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#31
Yep, a small number among those who aren't caught, & none of them consider what they did as rape. nt
redqueen
Aug 2012
#72
Since one in 18 men (5.5%) are CURRENTLY behind bars or being monitored,
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2012
#67
I'm curious what those stats would be if they included statutory rape
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#20
you tell me. I don't know. I objected to the assertion that 99.9% arent.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#37
You've been presented with the data to back up my assertion that the number
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#43
There were the famous flaps on some College Campuses in the late 80s, early 90s
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#52