my post was to rusha
Do the expectations placed on rape victims by society tend to have an additional and cumulative negative impact on the psyche of the victim?
.....aaaaaaand GO!
Exactly what expectations do you claim are placed on victims of rape by society ? Proving they were raped ? Be more clear with your words.
Consider the aftermath.
If a women is raped, there is a host of social support mechanisms that serve to mitigate the impact. With more success in some cases than in others.
If a man is raped, it is potentially such a heinous assault on the male ego that he dare not even acknowledge that the event even happened for fear of incurring the additional association of somehow being less than a man.
Is a man expected to internalize that and just let it roll off his back?
* pleas bear in mind that the focus of this thread is on the victims, not the perpetrators
i already tried that
i don't think he knows what he thinks he's talking about :idunno:
Get ready for ..... what is it up to now? ..... scenario #20?Please refrain from hijacking this thread with anecdotal tripe that has nothing whatsoever to do with the OP.
I would imagine most sexual assaults against men are done in the prison system,
Consider the aftermath.
If a women is raped, there is a host of social support mechanisms that serve to mitigate the impact. With more success in some cases than in others.
If a man is raped, it is potentially such a heinous assault on the male ego that he dare not even acknowledge that the event even happened for fear of incurring the additional association of somehow being less than a man.
Is a man expected to internalize that and just let it roll off his back?
* pleas bear in mind that the focus of this thread is on the victims, not the perpetrators
Gender of a rape victim should not determine how they are treated and judged. I think men are expected to internalize or otherwise be branded a "sissy" ... which of course is wrong.
Women, OTOH, fear being called names and accusations of "they had it coming".
They generally are.
That's hijacking the thread to pursue a personal agenda.