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In reply to the discussion: Rape more Common than Smoking in the US [View all]Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)Rape is at EPIDEMIC levels in this nation. EPIDEMIC LEVELS. The CDC - hardly a feminist outpost - calls the prevalence of rape a significant public health issue in the US.
Rape in the military is TWICE that of civilian rape, and 46% of the victims being treated for trauma related to military rape are MEN
If you don"t feel compelled to care about women, how about a little compassion for those guys? If everyone was doing all they could, do you think we'd be seeing these horrific statistics?
If everyone is doing ALL they can do - why is rape such a significant problem????
I don't understand why some guys feel like it's not their problem. To me, as Democrat and an American, all significant problems in this nation are MY problems, too.
If 100% of rape victims were male, I would post the very same amount and with an equal measure of compassion and hope that ALL OF US TOGETHER would do our utmost to eradicate rape of males.
Many think they have nothing to offer, they're not part of the problem, we don't live in a culture that promotes rape according to them. One in six women and one in 71 men might disagree.
I am just so glad President Obama and Vice President Biden are taking this issue VERY seriously.
Neither Obama nor Biden has dropped the issue by saying "hey, we're guys and we don't rape so - not our problem."
Thank you President Obama and VP Joe Biden for showing Democrats that it's important to care about rape victims and to do all we can do and then some to make rape as non-existent as we can.