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Originally Posted by xxxjay
I like to call it "suprise sex" -- rape seems like a harsh term
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Idiotic article on both parts. Assuming the decline in sexual assault is the result of access to porn is absurd and presumptuous to say the least. While it makes us who peddle smut feel better, rationalization is simply that. There's a slew of other factors that would need to be considered with the decline in rape & sexual reports/prosecutions. The emergence of female sexuality - e.g. more promiscuity, the fear of reprisal for reports, the advancement of forensic evidence to distinguish between false and actual incidents. The deterrent effect of those forensic advances for both women and men. Sociopaths don't like going to jail and just screaming "rape" doesn't fly in a court anymore. The public health campaigns against sexual assault. The fear of social consequences for engaging in the behavior,. Possibly there?s a differentiation between what was considered sexual assault then and now, etc., etc.,
The MIM guy at least attacks the position at it's core, the assumption that pornography is cathartic yet he fails to deviate between those who commit rape (sociopaths as a rule) and those involved in sexual attacks towards children. Pedophiles for the most part are not sociopaths. To the contrary, in most instances, their fucked up mind has a sense of caring for their victim. To use child exploitation as a parallel with rape is a red herring.
Correlation is not causation and journalistic standards do not compare to academic or scientific levels of scrutiny.
I can find a correlation between the number of meth users and the number of gambling addicts in the US. It means nothing.