This is gonna piss some people (men) off, I can already tell…

This is an excellent point and I think it demonstrates really well what people mean by “all men”

Even tho I love men as much as the next straight girl…bear for me, please

  • intrepid@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    6 hours ago

    I just want to point out that the sexual assault by women on men is not properly documented and studied anywhere. Yes, it happens, and we wouldn’t be having this conversation if the true numbers were public knowledge. This one-sided vilification is the result of one-sided counting.

    • velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      6 hours ago

      RAINN tracks sexual assaults of all victims. Please don’t spread misinformation.

      It is underreported for sure, just like all sexual violence cases, but it is tracked and it is important for men’s and boy’s voices and stories to be heard.

      Sexual violence against men and boys is often overlooked, but police files show that it happens across multiple types of reported sex crimes.

      Nationwide, in 11% of reported rapes, the victim is male.

      Every survivor deserves to be recognized, believed, and supported. Naming sexual violence against men and boys helps make sure fewer survivors are left out of the conversation.

      18% of U.S. men experience verbal sexual harassment at work or in public during their lifetimes.

      The harm may not always be visible, but it can still affect a person’s sense of safety, dignity, trust, and control. 14

    • jerakor@startrek.websiteEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      I don’t feel like we make it better by also trying to fear women. I also don’t want to make it so folks are just giving up on vigilance because everyone is bad.

      Some people have a very good sense of when people or situations are dangerous and other folks do not have that. I think what I’d ideally want is to help figure out how to identify that and maybe even improve it for folks in safe and healthy ways?