Another story where the victim isn’t called a rape victim because he’s got a penis.
We really do live in a rape culture. It’s where we ignore, dismiss, and/or laugh at the rape of men and boys.
Of course, it’s true that these are merely allegations. Perhaps those accused are innocent, although from what I’ve seen much “hazing” culture is very much like what is described here and the allegations are believable. I’m actually more disturbed by the fact that we don’t call these allegations what they are: rape allegations. Sexual assault.
(And don’t even get me started on the bigots who call this a “male trait,” i.e. strictly something men do to other men. That’s a whole ‘nother story.)
Dean Esmay is the author of Methuselah’s Daughter. He has contributed to Dean’s World, Huffington Post, A Voice for Men, Pajamas Media. Neither left nor right wing, neither libertarian nor socialist.