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Rape
Myth vs. Reality
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Myth
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Reality
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Rape
is comitted by crazed strangers.
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Most
women are raped by "normal" aquaintances.
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A
woman who gets raped deserves it, especially if she agreed
to go to the man's house or ride in his car.
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No
one, male or female, deserves to be raped. Being in a
man's house or car does not mean a woman has agreed to
have sex with him.
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Women
who don't fight back haven't been raped.
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You
have been raped when you are forced to have sex against
your will, whether you fight back or not.
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If
there's no gun or knife, you haven't been raped.
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It's
rape whether the rapist uses a weapon or his fists, verbal
threats, drugs, or alcohol, physical isolation, your own
diminished physical or mental state, or simply the weight
of his body to overcome you.
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It's
not really rape if the victim isn't a virgin.
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Rape
is rape, even if the woman isn't a virgin, even if she
willingly had sex with the man before.
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If
a woman lets a man buy her dinner or pay for a movie or
drinks, she owes him sex.
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No
one owes sex as a payment to anyone else, no matter how
expensive the date.
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Agreeing
to kiss or neck or pet with a man means that a woman has
agreed to have intercourse with him.
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Everyone
has the right to say "no" to sexual activity,
regardless of what has preceeded it, and to have that
"no" respected.
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When
men are sexually aroused, they need to have sex or they
will get "blue balls." Also, once they get turned
on, men can't help themselves from forcing sex on a woman.
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Men
don't physically need to have sex after arousal any more
than women do. Moreover, men are still able to control
themselves even after becoming excited.
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Women
lie about being raped, especially when they accuse men
they date other people
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Rape
really happens to people you know, by people you know.
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