Men are more likely to shame because they are not usually victims of sexual assault therefore they have a different viewpoint. According to The Guardian, 98% of assailants are male and only 1 in 71 men are raped or assaulted versus 1 in 5 women. Men are more likely to see rape as the victims fault because they believe they can “justify” why the woman was asking for it. David Osborne, who wrote a blog post titled “She Was Gagging for It”, believes that being intoxicated during a sexual encounter does not constitute rape. Other statements in the “She was Gagging for It” blog post are demeaning to not only rape victims, but women as a whole. Males like David Osborne give the gender a bad reputation by making it seem as though men believe they are superior to women therefore entitled to their bodies. “Boys will be boys” does not justify or excuse the actions of rapists or victim shamers, it instills the rape culture in young men that we are trying so hard to stray away from. Men that victim shame tend to have a pre existing issue with females and use the assault as a way to further degrade
Men are more likely to shame because they are not usually victims of sexual assault therefore they have a different viewpoint. According to The Guardian, 98% of assailants are male and only 1 in 71 men are raped or assaulted versus 1 in 5 women. Men are more likely to see rape as the victims fault because they believe they can “justify” why the woman was asking for it. David Osborne, who wrote a blog post titled “She Was Gagging for It”, believes that being intoxicated during a sexual encounter does not constitute rape. Other statements in the “She was Gagging for It” blog post are demeaning to not only rape victims, but women as a whole. Males like David Osborne give the gender a bad reputation by making it seem as though men believe they are superior to women therefore entitled to their bodies. “Boys will be boys” does not justify or excuse the actions of rapists or victim shamers, it instills the rape culture in young men that we are trying so hard to stray away from. Men that victim shame tend to have a pre existing issue with females and use the assault as a way to further degrade