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In reply to the discussion: Study: 43% of young men say they have been sexually coerced by women [View all]blueamy66
(6,795 posts)92. verbally coerced?
don't believe it
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Study: 43% of young men say they have been sexually coerced by women [View all]
davidn3600
Apr 2014
OP
A thoughtful discussion of a scientific article that shows a pervasive social problem? Perhaps.
kelly1mm
Apr 2014
#2
would be nice if true. i think everyone knows how these type of threads end up these days.
dionysus
Apr 2014
#3
be disgusted all you want. anyone who reads DU knows this leads to a flame war.
dionysus
Apr 2014
#60
I hope not because this study isn't worth a flame war. It's about as reliable as an Internet poll.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2014
#62
all i meant was, post any gender based OP on DU and watch it become a several hundred post flame war
dionysus
Apr 2014
#65
i think there overall sample sizes were not too bad. effects sizes were small
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2014
#10
you know that it is the middle of the night, right? people may just be sleeping
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2014
#8
"No" means "no". And don't just get "consent", get *enthusiastic* consent (nt)
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
#28
First of all, how were these boys, or men, dressed? It appears that they "wanted it", and were just
Zorra
Apr 2014
#52
you men make it so easy, in the arguin'. we have a host from mens group calling out hof
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#63
And we smugly tell ourselves rap music about pimping and whoring is offensive.
closeupready
Apr 2014
#84
Yeah but these are the same questions that the same type of studies ask women
davidn3600
Apr 2014
#103
I thought that too. Someone else mentioned the skewed questions upthread
riderinthestorm
Apr 2014
#107
The difference is a cultural one, boys are not supposed to be able to control their libidos
Warpy
Apr 2014
#93
the only real prob i have with this study is i would like to see a sex comparison
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2014
#101
FYI: the LOWEST analogous statistic I can find for women is 52% and the highest is 75%.
LeftyMom
Apr 2014
#105