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I am going to challenge you on the notion of rape culture. I actually think that we live in a primarily anti-rape culture. That said, I find that the problem you stated has a lot more to do with the culture of moral panic that has gripped the public since the introduction of the concept of rape culture. We don't really know if these boys were simply lying. Either way, it is the duty of a good man, I think, to stand against that sort of low behaviour ,and stand up for women, but that seems like that has always been the case.
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I'm not sure if you're pulling one of your typical contrarian troll-jobs but this first paragraph is so out of touch with reality that I'm not even sure where to begin. Honestly, I'm going to pull a peter12 and suggest you do a bit more reading on the subject because you're coming across as incredibly ignorant.
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The real question here is whether this is an issue that can be solved by the increasing frequency of educational measures, such as anti-rape education, university disciplinary committees etc... In this mania, there are real crimes being committed against men accused of rape with the automatic assumption that they must be guilty rapists. The Duke Lacrosse team is a perfect example of the absolute hysterical certainty in favour of the so-called victim that has become commonplace.
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Common rape-apologist argument. I love that one high-profile case from 8 years ago is presented as indicative of a larger problem, yet you choose to ignore the many more recent cases where the victims were harassed and skewered for coming forward (Marysville, Williamsville, etc.). Is this "mania" that is affecting so many men more or less of problem than the massive under-reporting of sexual assault and the ridiculously low conviction rates.
I'm not saying that men aren't victims of false charges, but let's have some perspective here and maybe address some of the cultural problems that keep women from reporting sexual assault and allow law enforcement to abdicate their responsibilities to prosecute the offenders.
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It seems to me that the real issue is social, and probably involves some reinsertion of the moral values surrounding sexuality.
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And here comes the reactionary mantra. Which moral values would you like to see re-inserted?