Male victims are far from the “perfect victim” narrative and are particularly affected by rape myths, and male rape and sexual assault is an issue largely ignored, erased, and highly stigmatized. No male victim fits the mold of the "perfect victim" by our current societal standards, and due to this stigma they are less aware of risk factors, and even less likely to report an assault than female victims. This makes these so-called “imperfect victims” desirable targets for serial sexual offenders, and places like college campuses, where rates of sexual assault are already abnormally high, are the perfect hunting ground.
Mary Koss is a prominent feminist researcher that believes otherwise.
In this interview ( the first section begins at around 6:17 and lasts till around 7:40. Second section starts at around 8:15 and lasts till around 9:00.) she also seems to doubt that men are as affected by sexual assault as women are.
I am arguing that men are just as affected by rape as women, and that the belief that women can't rape or that men can't be raped by women is nothing more than a rape myth.
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