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From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: 60 Minutes on Rape
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Date: Wed, 18-Jan-84 09:21:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 18 09:21:59 1984
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Did I understand Larry Welsch's comments? Did he actually say that rape
is worse for men if raped by another man? Please give us your reasons
for thinking  that that is worse than a woman being raped by a man.
One reason (perhaps minor to some) that I would not think that is
that a man is (I assume) usually raped in the anus. The anus is not normally
used by most men (I said MOST) in lovemaking. A woman is raped in the
vagina. The vagina is used in lovemaking. Every time a woman makes love
after being a rape victim, it is a reminder of the crime. I think for a 
man a rape would be humiliating and a violation, but for a woman it is that
and much more. And please don't tell me it's the woman's
problem if she thinks of the crime every time she makes love. I'd just
like to know Larry's reasons for his assumption. I've given one reason
for the opposite view.

B. Walsh