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Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Rape of the Male
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Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 14:11:06 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 30 14:11:06 1984
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To tell you the truth, I think this is one of the most ridiculous discussions
ever seen on the net (and we've seen plenty, haven't we?).  Rape is hard
on ANY victim, and the nature of that hurt varies from person to person, not
from sex to sex.  Arguing over who is hurt most by a rape is akin to arguing
over who is hurt more by a gunshot.  But if y'all want to
do it, go right ahead...

The main reason I'm appearing here is to address some pretty wild statements
made by Larry Welsch.  

	>Rape in the armed services is considered to be part of the toughening.
	>Men tend to take a harsh, non sympathetic attitude towards their peers.

Well, Larry, if you're a veteran (and I doubt it) you were in a completely
different service than I was.  Not once did I hear of any man being raped,
and if I had, I wouldn't have considered it part of the "toughening."  Nor
would anyone else.  Let's keep this discussion on the planet Earth, okay?
No fair bringing up your experiences on the planet Krypton.

-- 

					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
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