@Ionus,
Quote:You would also be aware from my posts that a major cause of women being raped is men being raped in prison who are then released.
Are you saying that most women are raped by ex-convicts who were themselves raped in prison ? You do realize that there is absolutely no basis in reality for that belief, don't you?
Quote:The self pity type are DEFINITELY eliminated in my previous line of work.
Just what was your previous line of work? Being a pimp? Being a pornographer?
Quote:Even now, presented with this excellent opportunity, you say nothing bad about the Libby Lobby
Possibly because you have failed to identify the people involved in this so-called "Libby Lobby" and to cite their publications, so we have some knowledge of who you are talking about and what they are actually saying and doing, apart from your obviously biased anecdotes and opinions.
Quote:Just look at the prison population and compare that to the number of women raped.
Are you assuming that all men who have ever been incarcerated, and who are currently incarcerated, have been raped? On what do you base that opinion? Have you spent a lot of time in prison? Consider this:
Quote:A study conducted in Australian prisons found that prison rape was experienced by at least 10% of male prisoners aged 18-25, with a small number of these victims reporting sexual assault on a daily basis. However, author Jeremy Prichard (2000) has contended that the incidence and frequency of prison rapes depends upon the unique social climate and institutional culture of the specific prison, and whether or not the prison houses certain individuals who may promote or spread sexually-abusive attitudes and the acceptance of prison rape within the prison subculture.
http://www.insideprison.com/prison-rape.asp
Similar studies in the U.S. also found that about 1 in 10 men in U.S. prisons have been raped. 10% is hardly all, or even most, inmates experiencing rape while incarcerated. While no amount of rape is tolerable inside a correctional institution, or outside of one, you appear to be greatly exaggerating the occurrence of prison rape, and your contention that a major cause of women being raped is due to men who have been raped in prison is just absurd.
It is important to note that some of the factors that account for prison rapes--sexually-abusive attitudes, and the acceptance of rape in the prison subculture--are also some of the same factors that contribute to the rapes of women in society. That is why sexism and misogyny, as well as things like violent pornography, and victim-blame, all of which promote sexually-abusive, malignant attitudes, help to contribute to a rape-receptive culture where the crime of rape fails to be adequately addressed.
If you are genuinely interested in the problem of prison rape, perhaps you should become involved with an organization like Just Detention International, and find out how you can bring about greater awareness of the problem and work toward its elimination.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Detention_International
Quote:You don't care about the greatest number of rapes which occur to men. You just want to have a hand holding cry about sexual power and how you wish you had more of it....hint....grow a penis...you will be a better woman.
The greatest number of rapes do not occur to men. But, the rapes of men in prison, which do occur, are due to the fact that these men are in a powerless situation and their vulnerability makes them easy prey for rape--exactly the same sort of conditions which make women easier targets for rape when they are alone on a street or in their home, or elderly, or disabled, or mentally impaired, or extremely intoxicated--all of which makes the victim more vulnerable to an assault.
Rape is not about "sexual power" it is about sexual aggression and the need to achieve power through aggression. Even in prison, inmates sexually-abuse other inmates to gain a more powerful position in the prison sexual hierarchy. Discussing the problem of rape does not mean that woman want "sexual power"--or a penis--it means that we want to eliminate this form of abuse and assault.
If you are genuinely anti-rape, then you should stop whining about men being raped more often than woman because it is not only inaccurate, but, more importantly, because it simply fails to address the basic point that
all rape is wrong, regardless of which gender is being victimized. All rape is wrong. All rape should be stopped.
Your problem seems to be that you resent the increasing amount of societal influence that women have accomplished since receiving the vote.
Quote:You have nothing to discover and only wish to highlight how poor poor pitiful women need more political power than the unreasonably high amount they already get.
Women have an "an unreasonably high amount" of political power??? Unreasonable by whose standards, other than yours? Are there any limits on the amount of political power that men have? Why should there be any limits on the political power that women can achieve? You seem to view those "poor pitiful women" as quite a threat to your sense of masculinity. Just having a penis no longer guarantees that you will be in a ruling position and have control of society. Now you will have to rely on more substantial attributes--like your brain and your character--to get ahead and be in charge. Trying to beat down women won't work any more. We have the vote, and we use it.
Quote:You feast on the every detail of juicy rape stories, blame men in general for being rapists, will not even discuss the causes of rape, tell men you have bigger balls than them but a penis is not required
No one here "feasts" on the news stories about rape that have been posted. These stories, which appear in the papers daily, are the reality of rape, complete with the ugly details. There is no point in having a sanitized version of rape in this discussion--rape is an ugly crime. It is also important to know how rape cases are actually being handled in the courts, and the news articles inform us about that. There has also been a great deal of unfounded hysteria in this thread about "innocent men ensnared by unfair rape laws and the lies of women" but the rape cases actually reaching our courts do not support that view. The rape charges being adjudicated in our courts appear to be more than reasonable, and the trials more than fair to the defendants, and the news coverage which is posted here supports that view.
Men in general have not been blamed for the actions of rapists in this thread. There has been no general anti-male sentiment voiced by any of the women posting in this thread. On the other hand, you have spewed forth considerable anti-female feeling in this thread in a very self righteous manner. In addition you keep referring to "your side" and "your agenda" when responding to female posters as though the issue of rape automatically polarizes the genders--and you attack any male poster who appears to be on "our side". No female posting in this thread has shown any evidence of having "an agenda" and "our side" has merely voiced support for the current rape laws--laws which were passed into effect by overwhelmingly male legislators, and laws which most people, both male and female, fully accept with no problems.
Try cooling off, toning down your insults, and actually try reading and comprehending what other people are posting before you respond. You've convinced us you're a very angry man, but you haven't convinced anyone of much else.
