Reply #49: I don't know why: I know it is in no way implied in my post....

[shondradawson]

and in no way implied in my mind. In fact, I emphasize that the overwhelming majority of men are not accused of rape, false or true. It strikes me strange, then, when men speak out in defense of a man accused, as if "it could have been them." I do not believe that it could have been true for most men, so I am forced to question whether it is indeed true for the one who was accused...I suspect in women as well who speak out as if, "it could have been them," and the need to believe the woman may lay outside of reasonable doubt. The reason for the post is: what is that latent resentment that lashes out in defense, defense, defense...of the man, of the woman, that seems entirely personal, and not really about the facts, either concerning the present circumstances or the past conditions when confronting the crime of rape.