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user-inactivated  ·  4033 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When the rapist is a she

    That’s due in part to the general stigma around sexual assault, but more important, to cultural assumptions about male and female sexuality. Men, we’re told, always want sex from women and are happy to get it any way they can. This yarn is so strong that it’s tragically woven throughout even cases where underage boys are molested by female teachers.

Gooooood, this. This is such a stupid assumption, and it shows that male stereotypes can be just as bad as female ones.

Contrary to popular belief, I don't want to have sex with everything I see, and I don't want to have sex all the time. I have other things to be passionate about besides getting with a girl.

This all just goes to show that our understanding of sexual assault is limited and not talked about nearly enough in all the aspects it can take on.