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Feminists commonly assume that even mild forms of rape are some of the worst crimes of all, comparable to murder, which is likely a major overstatement. No doubt, kidnapping, permanent physical trauma and death should be treated as crimes with appropriate severity (i.e. assault and murder), but these do not represent the majority of outcomes of rape. The most common outcome is that the victim shows [[antifragility|resilience]], i.e. neither physical nor psychological harm in the long term. | Feminists commonly assume that even mild forms of rape are some of the worst crimes of all, comparable to murder, which is likely a major overstatement. No doubt, kidnapping, permanent physical trauma and death should be treated as crimes with appropriate severity (i.e. assault and murder), but these do not represent the majority of outcomes of rape. The most common outcome is that the victim shows [[antifragility|resilience]], i.e. neither physical nor psychological harm in the long term. | ||
In fact, one meta study of N = 55 studies found child sexual abuse accounts for only ''1%'' of the variance in later psychological outcomes, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance.<ref>https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0272735818300539</ref><ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17405629.2016.1150174</ref><ref>https://www.ipce.info/library_3/rbt/metaana.pdf</ref><ref>http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/A-replication-of-the-meta-analytic-examination-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-Rind-Tromovitch-and-Bauserman.pdf</ref> Women who do develop PTSD in mild cases may often already have had a disposition for | In fact, one meta study of N = 55 studies found child sexual abuse accounts for only ''1%'' of the variance in later psychological outcomes, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance.<ref>https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0272735818300539</ref><ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17405629.2016.1150174</ref><ref>https://www.ipce.info/library_3/rbt/metaana.pdf</ref><ref>http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/A-replication-of-the-meta-analytic-examination-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-Rind-Tromovitch-and-Bauserman.pdf</ref> Women who do develop PTSD in mild cases may often already have had a disposition for high neuroticism, which may often only be worsened by a highly dramatized social response to rape. | ||
The severity with which rape is socially ostracized is thus likely disproportional to the overall harm caused by rape, especially since rape is rare and is committed by a [[apex fallacy|tiny subset of men]], and thus it is mostly a moral panic. All of this is complicated by the fact that most women have [[#Rape_fantasies|rape fantasies]] and appear to sometimes [[#Rape baiting|provoke]] it. | The severity with which rape is socially ostracized is thus likely disproportional to the overall harm caused by rape, especially since rape is rare and is committed by a [[apex fallacy|tiny subset of men]], and thus it is mostly a moral panic. All of this is complicated by the fact that most women have [[#Rape_fantasies|rape fantasies]] and appear to sometimes [[#Rape baiting|provoke]] it. Wendy McElroy suggested that rape hysteria has inflicted harm on women themselves.<ref>https://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1162</ref> | ||
The moral panic about rape, also called "rape hysteria", may be an unnecessary burden on the mental development of young men<ref>http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.psychotherapiepraxis.at/artikel/sexualtherapie/zwangsgedanken_paedophilie.phtml&prev=search</ref> and may contribute to their deteriorating romantic lives due to the additional fear of being [[metoo|falsely accused]] of rape or harassment, causing a [[shy]]ness to approach women. | The moral panic about rape, also called "rape hysteria", may be an unnecessary burden on the mental development of young men<ref>http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.psychotherapiepraxis.at/artikel/sexualtherapie/zwangsgedanken_paedophilie.phtml&prev=search</ref> and may contribute to their deteriorating romantic lives due to the additional fear of being [[metoo|falsely accused]] of rape or harassment, causing a [[shy]]ness to approach women. Arguably, men experiencing such shyness also have a predisposition for high neuroticism. | ||
Hysteria about child abuse is also highly prevalent. There are reports of "out of control" child abuse teams at children's hospitals (probably mostly women), who are too quick to report minor injuries as abuse to authorities.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/er-doctor-was-charged-abusing-his-baby-15-medical-experts-n1123756</ref> | Hysteria about child abuse is also highly prevalent. There are reports of "out of control" child abuse teams at children's hospitals (probably mostly women), who are too quick to report minor injuries as abuse to authorities.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/er-doctor-was-charged-abusing-his-baby-15-medical-experts-n1123756</ref> The push to pathologize hebephilia, in particular, has been suggested to be driven by a "punitive era of moral panic", as claimed by forensic psychologist Karen Franklin, "a textbook example of subjective values masquerading as science" (though referring to the sexual interest, not rape).<ref>https://www.ipce.info/library/journal-article/public-policy-implications-hebephilia-response-blanchard-et-al-2008</ref> | ||
The prevalence of rape and abuse hysteria may stem from [[sexual revolution|sexual liberation]] as it ended the historically highly prevalent sexual segregation, leading to more friction surface between the sexes.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> This liberation began primarily as a "freedom to risk rape", but over time, the goal post was moved to turn the entire public space into a safe space for women<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SazYMVUU4uY</ref> which increasingly meant policing men's overall behavior. Rape hysteria may also stem from the greater prevalence of women in politics as women seem to be generally more prone to group think and hysteria,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#90.25_of_victims_of_workplace_mass_hysteria_are_women</ref> possibly also stemming from women's motherly instinct to protect the offspring. Accusations of paraphilias may also result from adaptations for [[intrasexual competition]] between men. | The prevalence of rape and abuse hysteria may stem from [[sexual revolution|sexual liberation]] as it ended the historically highly prevalent sexual segregation, leading to more friction surface between the sexes.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> This liberation began primarily as a "freedom to risk rape", but over time, the goal post was moved to turn the entire public space into a safe space for women<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SazYMVUU4uY</ref> which increasingly meant policing men's overall behavior. Rape hysteria may also stem from the greater prevalence of women in politics as women seem to be generally more prone to group think and hysteria,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#90.25_of_victims_of_workplace_mass_hysteria_are_women</ref> possibly also stemming from women's motherly instinct to protect the offspring. Accusations of paraphilias may also result from adaptations for [[intrasexual competition]] between men. | ||