The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127384   Message #2842709
Posted By: GUEST,Lox
18-Feb-10 - 03:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: 'Some rape victims should take blame'- ??
Subject: RE: BS:
If a woman goes to a party wearing a very short skirt and flirting with everyone, then goes with a man to a secluded area and makes out with him, and he turns nasty... it's quite possible she could've prevented that. She put herself in an unsafe position.


One point that hasn't been raised is, the most popular sexual fantasy among women is ... yes you guessed it, rape.


While there are women who cry 'rape' after consensual sex, the real reason that the conviction rate is so low is because it is a crime to which there are usually no witnesses and where it is a classic 'his word against hers' situation.


The only way that the government will secure more convictions is if they change the burden of proof in rape cases. This would be a terrible thing for British justice and could see more innocent guys go to jail.



I'm bothered by the implication that if a man and a woman are really blotto, and have sex, that only the woman can be a victim. Is he not a victim of sexual assault?
If the sexual integrity of women is so important in our society, then surely women have a responsibility to guard and preserve it?


I also resent the feminist expansion of rape to cover every sexual situation including feeling emotionally pressured into having consensual sex.