[324] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Rape facts & work to end rape!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Sun Apr 29 23:05:31 2001
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To: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
cc: mit-talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 28 Apr 2001 21:10:16 EDT."
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Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:04:10 -0400
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
Dear Sourav, et al, (I will get to Justin next...)
>
> > This "agitator" believes that actually the majority of men
> > are *extremely* sexist based on a study that found 51-60% of
> > college men said they would RAPE a woman if they knew they would not
> > be caught. [...]
>
> This figure seems at once horrifying and implausible. Please provide a
> reference, whereby I might examine the statistical methodology used.
>
51-60% of college men report they would rape a woman if they were certain that
they would get away with it. One out of twelve college men surveyed had
committed acts that met the legal definition of rape; 84% of these men said
what they did was DEFINITELY not rape (12, 15, 16).
12. Tavris, C. & Wade, C. (1984) The Longest War: Sex Differences in
Perspective, Second Edition San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers.
15. Warshaw, R. (1988) I Never Called it Rape: The Ms. Report New York: Harper
and Row Publishers.
16. Women's Action Coalition (no date given) WAC Stats: The Facts About Women
New York: WAC.
There is still time to get involved with the campaign to raise awareness
about rape and acquaintance rape in New Student orientation. Check
out the add in last Fridays tech or write to stop-officer@mit.edu and
tell your admins that you think this is very important!! That's right, we CAN
do more than just talk about these problems, we can work to end them...
