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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am upset by a specific theme in this thread.

The first is that posters are more upset by the PSU situation because it was male rape, which by definition is generally seen as more unusual and therefore worse than male/female rape?  Come on!  Women/girls are raped daily/hourly/minutely and it is seen/reported/unreported and in far worse circumstances. I am insulted that the suggestion here is that this is more important bc less common.

Please correct my misunderstanding. I am sure you will.  I have a DS and DD and have intentions to explain these issues EQUALLY although women are obviously at greater risk.
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I don't see people being more upset because the victims were male - are you sure you're not reading into something that is not there? I see them being upset because they were children and it went on for years.

I will say that I feel bad for male victims however. They are less likely to report abuse because there is a lot of stigma involved and often they face jokes and stereotypes. But that isn't saying I don't feel bad for female victims. Rape and abuse is horrible, no matter what the gender of the victim is. [/quote]

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