Re: FBI says Men can be Raped

Response to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W3NJISS9mc

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/justice/rape-definition-revised/?hpt=ju_c2

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• male rape
• men can be raped
• WatcherAzrael

[YeOldeHeretic]

very good points & video alowlya. *hugs*

one of the questions i had was; why does rape only occur when penetration of some kind is present...

~aymi

[alowlyapprentice]

@YeOldeHeretic I've always thought of it as the physical representation of the closest boundary we have. That is the zone of privacy of what is underneath the extended boundary of the skin. LaughingOut is prolly right and rape is prolly not good as a term for legislation. Maybe we should just have different degrees of assault with rape falling under the most egregious of assault classifications.

[qqqwzz]

great,thank you for speaking out,i want laws that can put away catholic priests for life/death for abuse/rape of young boys,

[DeeDemonwitch]

wow. I always assume the legal term rape was the act, and had nothing to do with gender or whether or not it was vaginal or anal. I am shocked to find out that is not the case.

[alowlyapprentice]

@YeOldeHeretic I certainly am. XD

[YeOldeHeretic]

@alowlyapprentice I am sorry that happened to you, it's really shitty. But it does seem that you are in better hands now. :)

Laurel

[kelliko70]

It seems to have become a game of semantics anymore--its all in the wording.

[alowlyapprentice]

@YeOldeHeretic Yes I was according to the law. I was a bit too messed up to continually object. I used to party hard and often.

On socialization, I wonder how much our feelings are molded by it. Are there some things which cause trauma or feelings of being violated no matter what. Did the Zulu feel the same trauma an Iraq war veteran does.

[YeOldeHeretic]

@alowlyapprentice By and large I do think that it has to do with socialization, but that is just my opinion. How people feel about what happened to them and how they handled it is up to them. That said, when hearing about what happened to you, I do think that you were sexually assaulted.

Laurel

[alowlyapprentice]

@YeOldeHeretic Is it necessary for men and women to have the same reaction to the same event or transgression?

[alowlyapprentice]

@YeOldeHeretic Ikr. I'm iffy on what is acceptable with regard to self mediated trauma or violations. Many of the women here on YT tell me I was assaulted when I recount some of my experiences. I'm what you call a fairly normal bloke in many respects regarding personal boundaries and sex. Brought up in an environment where women are delicate little flowers and us men are tough and always up for whatever. If a women experiences what I have I expect there reaction to be different.