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In reply to the discussion: Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped [View all]Tansy_Gold
(17,847 posts)and all men should keep that in mind when they're contemplating having sex. That's part of the "rape culture" too -- that false accusations can not only ruin a man's life but can make REAL rape accusations more difficult to prosecute. And any woman can do it.
This is why it's so important that MEN be educated too, so they enter into potential sexual relationships with understanding of their risks too, and that they make the decision and have the conversation when they're sober and rational. That's what the MyStrength project is about -- making sure sex is mutually consensual, mutually wanted.
I think it's pointless to argue over the "accusation" of potentiality. There was no question that the guy in my AJS 305 class did not think of himself as a rapist. He was a law enforcement officer for crying out loud. But his attitude of entitlement took him into territory that almost everyone else in the class - men as well as women -- considered over the line.
Again, as has been pointed out elsewhere in this thread, MOST RAPISTS don't consider what they did to be rape.