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elleng

(131,369 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2014, 06:05 PM Sep 2014

A british guy got raped on Oktoberfest.

Lemme write down few typical suggestions we give to (potential) female rape victims to males who find themselves in this brit's more than awkward situation:

- You shouldn't have drank so much, you've invited trouble on yourself.
- You went out to pee by the bush? If you haven't teased with your bare ass, this wouldn't happen.
- You know others get turned on by penis, why did you have to take it out?
- Can't you just pick up better company for yourself (while being ambushed from the back...)?
- If you weren't alone but had your girlfriend with you this wouldn't happen.

And so on... Sounds ridiculous? No bloody way, these advices make so much more sense when given to women. Not.

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from a friend in Munich

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A british guy got raped on Oktoberfest. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2014 OP
As someone who hasn't said any of those in years Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #1

Prophet 451

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1. As someone who hasn't said any of those in years
Tue Sep 30, 2014, 06:21 PM
Sep 2014

(i.e. back when I was a dumb teenager), I just hope the poor guy is ok. Male rape tends to be discounted by society but, according to some stats I looked at, 1 in about 33 men is a victim. Three in a hundred. Now, that doesn't compare with the 1 in 6 women who are raped but it does suggest that there is a problem here that needs addressing.

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