it's a major pet hate of mine.
the lack of sympathy, the woefully inadequate (or often non-existent) support services, the implication that they are less of a man, the assumption that they must have enjoyed it.
female victims get a bum deal but male victims get it much, much worse.
thoughts?
Its an issue of masculinity and the things it can effect. There is obviously the issue of how it reverses ones sexual standing which we base most of our initial perceptions of people on,
To be penetrated or dominated is the opposite of masculinity be it conceptual or not. And the majority of homophobics (religious nuts aside) have an issue with the act of a man being "fucked" by another man makes him less of one.
Victims of molestation are seen as genderless at the time, but as adults they are seen as different and there for cause us alarm, its a basic reflex. We recognize reptiles on sight as different and in most cases dangerous and puppies inspire the want to hold and defend. there's also an evolutionary response that makes many people uneasy when dealing with psychopaths with out being told. being killed can't make you a killer but being raped or molested can, and often dose, make you a victimizer and Women for a myriad of reasons rarely become sexual predators.
Instinct and emotion combined with public reaction cause the greatest suffering, the tragic reality is, IT IS....... You're one of the smartest people here, but that doesn't mean the people here are smart. A person an be compassionate, people never will be.