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ORIGINAL: Greta75 It has nothing to do with gender equality. Looking briefly at the article. It looks like they are talking about men on men rape. Men go through alot of shame being raped by another man. Also, men are just not wired to talk about their feelings. It's kinda weird because every woman wants a man to open up and talk about his feelings and be more nurturing towards him, but most men resist such things. They just don't want to talk about it and forget it. Probably because, unlike women, talking about it does not help them. The way we can help female victims by showering them with loads of TLC and smothering and sympathy, may not be the same solution to help a male victim. I think men and woman respond to rape differently. What needs to happen is more education on how to handle a male who has been through rape? I mean honestly speaking, my own brother has been raped before, held down and penetrated by a woman much larger and stronger than him who was suppose to be his clean masseuse. And I didn't even know what to say. And he definitely didn't want to report it at all. He was just saying he can't believe he got so unlucky. Like he was telling me about it, but at the same time, if it was a woman, I would know what to say, but because his male, I can't go like, "Poor you!" And smother him with lots of love and sympathy. He was acting so strong and brushing it aside. I was just more like, "Are you okay? If you need anything, just let me know, I am here." That's all I could say. I mean with a woman, you would just let her talk and let her cry, and let her talk and talk. With a guy, he ain't even gonna cry. And he is just trying to act strong, and like, not look weak. And does not want to talk over and over about it. It's like a whole different vibe. Wow. And here is the stigma of males reporting sexual violence against them. If it had been your sister you would have validated her. Since this was your brother, you kept silent. I am not negatively evaluating you, I am just noting that this is the exact problem that the article discusses. It is the same as the problem with the handling of domestic violence. As they told us in the Air Force. If a guy tries to report domestic violence they say what kind of wimp can't fight back when his wife attacks him. If he fights back, he is the one to go to jail.
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