Is rape really as common as the media would have us believe?
I would say it's sadly, pretty common though. Maybe like, 3% of women have been full on raped and about 12% molested to some degree or another? It's probably not that much less common than physical abuse.
One in four is the average. Some women have been raped more than once, and that increases the average for everyone.
Still I highly doubt that. That would likely mean that there are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of rapists in the world.
I would say it's sadly, pretty common though. Maybe like, 3% of women have been full on raped and about 12% molested to some degree or another? It's probably not that much less common than physical abuse.
One in four is the average. Some women have been raped more than once, and that increases the average for everyone.
Still I highly doubt that. That would likely mean that there are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of rapists in the world.
Eeeeyahh, that's what it means.
you might doubt it, but the numbers support it. Most cultures raise men with a sense of entitlement.
you might doubt it, but the numbers support it. Most cultures raise men with a sense of entitlement.
Heh and they call me brainwashed. You'd be surprised how much your relationships improve when you stop believing that the men around you would happily rape you if there were no laws against. I'm willing to bet there are far more men around that would put their lives at risk for a female stranger than there are those who would rape one. The figures are at the very least inflated and probably dodgy too.
*Cheap shot* How many times have you heard of a woman committing altruistic suicide to save a man, let alone someone they didn't know?
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Would really be shocked to find out there are millions of rapists in the world? I wouldn't be shocked to know the number is around 10 000 000, to be honest. In fact, that would be a lower value than I expect.
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you might doubt it, but the numbers support it. Most cultures raise men with a sense of entitlement.
Heh and they call me brainwashed. You'd be surprised how much your relationships improve when you stop believing that the men around you would happily rape you if there were no laws against. I'm willing to bet there are far more men around that would put their lives at risk for a female stranger than there are those who would rape one. The figures are at the very least inflated and probably dodgy too.
*Cheap shot* How many times have you heard of a woman committing altruistic suicide to save a man, let alone someone they didn't know?
How many times have you heard of a woman killing his children and his wife, holding a firefight with the police, and then killing himself? How many times a man doing so?
I hear about men doing that more often than I hear about men sacrificing their lives for loved ones, much less strangers.
Fwiw, it's not brainwashing if the hard data supports your pov.
You, on the other hand, might be surprised how much your life improves when you stop thinking that there's some vast feminist conspiracy to take over the world and make men into second-class citizens.
I would say it's sadly, pretty common though. Maybe like, 3% of women have been full on raped and about 12% molested to some degree or another? It's probably not that much less common than physical abuse.
One in four is the average. Some women have been raped more than once, and that increases the average for everyone.
Still I highly doubt that. That would likely mean that there are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of rapists in the world.
There is nothing in the percentage of women who are raped that would give the number of rapists.
How did you do your math?
if only 1% of men are rapists that number could easily be reached in a life time.
a man has what about 50 years or so years when they are likely to rape.
women have about 80 years when they could be victims of rape.
In his 50 year career a man would have to rape 12.5 women that is 1 every 4 years.
if the percentage of men who rape is .1 percent then 2.5 rapes a year would be all that
would be needed to reach that percent.
so we end up with a scenario where the vast majority of men are not rapists
but a quarter of women are raped
it would mean that there are about 3.38 million rapists in the world
less rapist than members of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.
I think the number is higher
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There is nothing in the percentage of women who are raped that would give the number of rapists.
How did you do your math?
if only 1% of men are rapists that number could easily be reached in a life time.
a man has what about 50 years or so years when they are likely to rape.
women have about 80 years when they could be victims of rape.
In his 50 year career a man would have to rape 12.5 women that is 1 every 4 years.
if the percentage of men who rape is .1 percent then 2.5 rapes a year would be all that
would be needed to reach that percent.
so we end up with a scenario where the vast majority of men are not rapists
but a quarter of women are raped
it would mean that there are about 3.38 million rapists in the world
less rapist than members of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.
I think the number is higher
You're right, but even 1% is still pretty high. Then again, I think about 1 in 300 Americans have murdered somebody.
Actually, I don't find the idea of 1% of men being rapists that hard to believe, but I find the idea of 25% of women being victims of rape incredibly hard to believe. I highly doubt most rapists have that many victims. I can guarantee you if I pooled a random 100 women into a room FAR fewer than 25 of them would say they had been raped before. Probably only about 5 or 6 of them, which of course is still way too many.
There is nothing in the percentage of women who are raped that would give the number of rapists.
How did you do your math?
if only 1% of men are rapists that number could easily be reached in a life time.
a man has what about 50 years or so years when they are likely to rape.
women have about 80 years when they could be victims of rape.
In his 50 year career a man would have to rape 12.5 women that is 1 every 4 years.
if the percentage of men who rape is .1 percent then 2.5 rapes a year would be all that
would be needed to reach that percent.
so we end up with a scenario where the vast majority of men are not rapists
but a quarter of women are raped
it would mean that there are about 3.38 million rapists in the world
less rapist than members of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.
I think the number is higher
You're right, but even 1% is still pretty high. Then again, I think about 1 in 300 Americans have murdered somebody.
Actually, I don't find the idea of 1% of men being rapists that hard to believe, but I find the idea of 25% of women being victims of rape incredibly hard to believe. I highly doubt most rapists have that many victims. I can guarantee you if I pooled a random 100 women into a room FAR fewer than 25 of them would say they had been raped before. Probably only about 5 or 6 of them, which of course is still way too many.
like i've said, it probably depends on how you define rape.
If you include women who have had too much to drink and woke up in some guy's bed, 1 in 4 is probably plausible.
There is nothing in the percentage of women who are raped that would give the number of rapists.
How did you do your math?
if only 1% of men are rapists that number could easily be reached in a life time.
a man has what about 50 years or so years when they are likely to rape.
women have about 80 years when they could be victims of rape.
In his 50 year career a man would have to rape 12.5 women that is 1 every 4 years.
if the percentage of men who rape is .1 percent then 2.5 rapes a year would be all that
would be needed to reach that percent.
so we end up with a scenario where the vast majority of men are not rapists
but a quarter of women are raped
it would mean that there are about 3.38 million rapists in the world
less rapist than members of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.
I think the number is higher
You're right, but even 1% is still pretty high. Then again, I think about 1 in 300 Americans have murdered somebody.
Actually, I don't find the idea of 1% of men being rapists that hard to believe, but I find the idea of 25% of women being victims of rape incredibly hard to believe. I highly doubt most rapists have that many victims. I can guarantee you if I pooled a random 100 women into a room FAR fewer than 25 of them would say they had been raped before. Probably only about 5 or 6 of them, which of course is still way too many.
like i've said, it probably depends on how you define rape.
If you include women who have had too much to drink and woke up in some guy's bed, 1 in 4 is probably plausible.
several scholarly studies have shown the false report rate to be about 3% so pretty low.
Under reporting on the other hand is quite high 75% to 90% by a 2007 english paper
the problem is that stranger rape (the classic pulled into the bushes rape is uncommon)
only 26%.
So most rape is by some one the woman knows.
I can believe that a good portion of those are by men to stupid to know they are rapists
and that for a women to continue a relationship with their rapists is not unknown or even uncommon.
but I think it is more than "unfortunate sex" I am using the definition of forced copulation.
according to U.S. statistics in 47% of rapes both the rapist and the victim have been drinking
how this excuses the behavior is beyond me.
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Their hungry thirsty roots??
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To say rape happens less than the media states is pure ignorance. Ignorance tolerates its existence. This leads to narrowminded views that don't empathize with rape victims due to the denial of its occurrence.
I have been raped. My friend has been raped. Other women have been raped and sexually abused. The people who are suppose to persecute are the ones that can be most corrupt. Don't be fooled by non guilty verdicts in favor of the rapist. Money speaks.
I read a really good book recently on children and adults who are sex slaves: sex trafficking inside the business of modern slavery. After reading this book, you'll get a clear view on how prevalent rape and sex slavery truely is.
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Under reporting on the other hand is quite high 75% to 90% by a 2007 english paper
the problem is that stranger rape (the classic pulled into the bushes rape is uncommon)
only 26%.
So most rape is by some one the woman knows.
I can believe that a good portion of those are by men to stupid to know they are rapists
and that for a women to continue a relationship with their rapists is not unknown or even uncommon.
but I think it is more than "unfortunate sex" I am using the definition of forced copulation.
according to U.S. statistics in 47% of rapes both the rapist and the victim have been drinking
how this excuses the behavior is beyond me.
Agreed that a lot of guys are probably too stupid to know that they are rapists.
I've never been drunk enough lose inhibitions but I'm an exceptionally inhibited guy. I've been drunk enough to say stupid s**t to an important customer but not full on inappropriate. He gave me an award the next day so i am pretty sure we are cool. He was pouring anyway.
I've been drunk enough to buy s**t on ebay that i'd premeditated while sober but not thought completely through.
I don't know that i could get drunk enough to screw someone i would otherwise not screw, but whiskey dick is a purely male phenomenon and aside from that i am renown for my ability to communicate coherently while in a state where i can't stand up.
I've met girls who say they can't let go enough to dance unless they have had a few drinks and i find that statement to be plausible.
It's possible that for some people, when drunk, they do things that their more rational selves would not do.
Under reporting on the other hand is quite high 75% to 90% by a 2007 english paper
the problem is that stranger rape (the classic pulled into the bushes rape is uncommon)
only 26%.
So most rape is by some one the woman knows.
I can believe that a good portion of those are by men to stupid to know they are rapists
and that for a women to continue a relationship with their rapists is not unknown or even uncommon.
but I think it is more than "unfortunate sex" I am using the definition of forced copulation.
according to U.S. statistics in 47% of rapes both the rapist and the victim have been drinking
how this excuses the behavior is beyond me.
Agreed that a lot of guys are probably too stupid to know that they are rapists.
I've never been drunk enough lose inhibitions but I'm an exceptionally inhibited guy. I've been drunk enough to say stupid sh** to an important customer but not full on inappropriate. He gave me an award the next day so i am pretty sure we are cool. He was pouring anyway.
I've been drunk enough to buy sh** on ebay that i'd premeditated while sober but not thought completely through.
I don't know that i could get drunk enough to screw someone i would otherwise not screw, but whiskey dick is a purely male phenomenon and aside from that i am renown for my ability to communicate coherently while in a state where i can't stand up.
I've met girls who say they can't let go enough to dance unless they have had a few drinks and i find that statement to be plausible.
It's possible that for some people, when drunk, they do things that their more rational selves would not do.
but rape is not two people getting drunk and having sex they would not have had when sober.
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you might doubt it, but the numbers support it. Most cultures raise men with a sense of entitlement.
Heh and they call me brainwashed. You'd be surprised how much your relationships improve when you stop believing that the men around you would happily rape you if there were no laws against. I'm willing to bet there are far more men around that would put their lives at risk for a female stranger than there are those who would rape one. The figures are at the very least inflated and probably dodgy too.
*Cheap shot* How many times have you heard of a woman committing altruistic suicide to save a man, let alone someone they didn't know?
I strongly recommend you do a simple research on the internet and find out for yourself what constitute a rape crime. Most men would be afraid to find out that they are rapists or have commited an act so atrocious and evil in nature. I believe any sex acts between non loving couple is rape. If women have been used abused or taken advantage of in ways, I consider it as a rape crime. There is no such thing as taking advantage of destitue woman or impaired woman or chemically controlled woman. Its either rape or consensual sex. And taking advantage of someone is not a consensual sex therefore its rape.
