Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!wjh12!n44a!ima!inmet!mazur From: mazur@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Rape by Women?!?!? - (nf) Message-ID: <914@inmet.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 06:07:37 EST Article-I.D.: inmet.914 Posted: Sat Feb 18 06:07:37 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 06:04:28 EST Lines: 38 #R:inmet:10900047:inmet:10900048:000:1483 inmet!mazur Feb 17 17:14:00 1984 ***** inmet:net.women / randvax!edhall / 8:22 pm Feb 13, 1984 -------------------------------- Sorry, John; I appologize, and confess to what was a bit of emotionalism on my own part. [stuff removed] I still suspect that a man probably has considerably greater chance of being raped by another man than by a woman. And that the chance of the latter is real but miniscule compared to the risk women face from men. But you are quite correct that the possibility of a woman sexually assaulting a man is barely even considered, and would probably show the same under-reporting. And I am aware that it does happen. We have a violent society, and sexual violence is just a part of it. And violence is not just a male behavior. But I feel that male violence against women to be such an important part of the problem that it deserves special attention. Also, it illustrates some of the darker side of traditional male/female roles, and indeed looms so large that no path to sexual equality can ignore it. -Ed Hall decvax!randvax!edhall ---------- This reproduced from Ed's note (without permission, sorry Ed) because it much more clearly states what I, im my emotional state of last night, tried to say in the parent note. For all those of you who may have flamed before this appeared, accept this as an apology for going overboard (you too John!). Beth Mazur {ima,harpo,esquire}!inmet!mazur