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jalan48

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73. I honestly don't know. It's not something that happened in my family.

Reply to Stargazer99 (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 09:29 PM

Jan 2018

My guess would be that it's about power, not sex.

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Question for all the male members of DU [View all] Stargazer99 Jan 2018 OP

Why would "all the male members of DU" have an answer to those questions? jberryhill Jan 2018 #1

Thank you, sir True Dough Jan 2018 #18

Likewise here. I only know what I have read, that sexual predation is more about power than sex... Rollo Jan 2018 #44

Excellent reply. DavidDvorkin Jan 2018 #25

Thank you. I'm repressing the desire to be offended. bitterross Jan 2018 #31

Seriously! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #52

Great reply. OP is pure misandry. writerJT Jan 2018 #61

I think you are addressing these ?s to the wrong audience SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #2

Why are psychopaths psychopaths? lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #17

With young women it is normally a person in a position of trust. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #3

That's one that has bothered me NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #54

Obviously the question is overbroad and yes, offensive but I guess Stargazer is assuming OregonBlue Jan 2018 #4

I thought the same as you, but there's always a handful LanternWaste Jan 2018 #11

I know, I always kind of wonder about the people who are so quick to be offended, whether smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #20

I'm neither oppressed nor offended jberryhill Jan 2018 #22

Not arguing but in fact, I think women would have a better understanding of why women OregonBlue Jan 2018 #81

It makes DU look stupid leftstreet Jan 2018 #23

I don't think so either. Nor do I think it's offensive. It seems to me like stargazer is Squinch Jan 2018 #30

Men probably conceal this behavior from other men, moreso than from women jberryhill Jan 2018 #32

If I recall correctly, "jail bait" was quite the draw and the subject of bragging rights for Squinch Jan 2018 #39

I don't recall anyone confessing a crime to me or bragging about it jberryhill Jan 2018 #42

If its anything like their reaction to hearing their buddies did some creepy assault - its not bettyellen Jan 2018 #47

Exactly...It wasn't meant as an insult...I ask my husband these types of questions sometimes whathehell Jan 2018 #40

Male here, but I'm not a psychiatrist... ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #5

Almost all of the men in question have been in a relationship... brooklynite Jan 2018 #6

What makes you think most men understand the mental/emotional dynamics of this? Lurks Often Jan 2018 #7

Geez..What's with all the defensiveness?..She may just think that whathehell Jan 2018 #43

I find it offensive that because I am a male I'm supposed understand how sexual predators think Lurks Often Jan 2018 #67

I am 60 year old white man thbobby Jan 2018 #8

A lot of males view themselves as still being excessively young inside, while their bodies age. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #9

No, I think it's the disgusting "power and purity" dynamic. hunter Jan 2018 #36

My husband is the youngest of four kids. His parent came over from Ireland in the late Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #41

This is creepy. You should delete n/t leftstreet Jan 2018 #10

No it isn't. She isn't accusing anyone of anything. Men behave differently around men than they Squinch Jan 2018 #33

Yes it is leftstreet Jan 2018 #58

I Can Only Answer The Question In Your Third Paragraph ProfessorGAC Jan 2018 #12

What the hell makes you think that the male members of DU john657 Jan 2018 #13

Being male I thought would give an insight that I would not have or experience Stargazer99 Jan 2018 #24

I don't think anyone is insulted jberryhill Jan 2018 #29

Read through. Lots of insulted victims here. Squinch Jan 2018 #37

They certainly sound as if they are... whathehell Jan 2018 #50

Impacted anal glands leftstreet Jan 2018 #60

You should probably ask a Psychiatrist. beaglelover Jan 2018 #57

Wow such a kind response. boston bean Jan 2018 #71

Im a man G_j Jan 2018 #14

You'd have to ask the people who do that. We're as puzzled as you are. (n/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #15

We are disgusted by these predators too PatentlyDemocratic Jan 2018 #16

Wow how sexist ! left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #19

Only someone who would do that can answer your question. MineralMan Jan 2018 #21

Evolution favors the young and healthy. Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #26

True to an extent, BUT. Blue_true Jan 2018 #68

Exactly. Because you are civilized. Not all people are, sad to say. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #70

Great answer - unfortunately, not applicable. egduj Jan 2018 #79

I cant answer for u cuz Im a female but my hubby (ever since the #metoo movement, the samnsara Jan 2018 #27

I am a male but I don't even know how to address your question. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #28

I don't know tazkcmo Jan 2018 #34

I'm going to answer in the spirit I think the question was asked... k2qb3 Jan 2018 #35

Terrible post ...delete it. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #38

I've been on the wrong side of that equation. hunter Jan 2018 #53

I was brutally attacked as a young woman...sent to the hospital.. I escaped the actual Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #80

Stargazer, good luck with your effort to come to terms with this experience from Squinch Jan 2018 #45

Jesus Fucking Christ. LexVegas Jan 2018 #46

um... Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2018 #48

I can't answer why "some men" take advantage since I don't mreilly Jan 2018 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author DonViejo Jan 2018 #51

I wouldn't know. I'm not a sexual abuser. beaglelover Jan 2018 #55

I'm a man and I don't know the answer any more than you. HopeAgain Jan 2018 #56

Post is akin to the lose-lose question, "When did you stop beating your wife?" VOX Jan 2018 #59

Predators prey on those who they see as weaker. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #62

Your question assumes male (and molesting males') heterosexuality. Golden Raisin Jan 2018 #63

I'm female, but some men prey on young females TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #64

I think it's a lot of things mythology Jan 2018 #65

Good post especially second paragraph. Nt raccoon Jan 2018 #69

I think that it is 100% wrong to knowingly engage an underaged person. Blue_true Jan 2018 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Jan 2018 #72

I honestly don't know. It's not something that happened in my family. jalan48 Jan 2018 #73

Men have been running the show for too long. So they are 'superior' to women and 'in charge' Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #74

Why do some women beat their husbands? LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #75

Women can be abusers too treestar Jan 2018 #76

This has more to do with your uncle and his sick mind. Get away from him. Report him. YOHABLO Jan 2018 #77

Not an easy question, and clearly its something that many struggle with bhikkhu Jan 2018 #78

I think there is something fundamentally resistant to equality in our make-up. Orsino Jan 2018 #82

Your post has generated an unfair amount of blowback Orrex Jan 2018 #83