Recently, in the college newspaper, I came across the result of a survey of male college students in the UC system (University of California). It found that 30 percent of them would have sex with an unwilling partner if they thought they could get away with it.
Scary.
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
That is scary, but I would be interested in knowing the exact phrasing of the question.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
I don't think I would have sex with random fellow student at a university even if they wanted to...
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Now that I think about it, I have hard time believing that statistic.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I don't.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
I have a hard time believe that 3/10 of my friends would rape a woman if they thought they could get away with it. I'm not saying it couldn't be true, I just would be shocked if it was. I hope that it isn't true...
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
Would 3/10 of your friends lie on an insulting survey question?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I would defnitely believe it was true. Seriously. And I'm not one of the paranoid, "all men are out to rape me" types of girls, either.
Posted by Alexa (Member # 6285) on :
What percentage of girls have been sexually abused? Granted, each abuser represents a small percentage of men, however, if that many girls gets abused by guys who are willing to take the chance of getting caught, I don't see 30% as being unrealistic--unfortunately. Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I want to say one out of every four women.
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
quote:Would 3/10 of your friends lie on an insulting survey question?
Ding ding ding! In other news, the New York Times website registrar has identified an unusual pocket of millionaire grandmas named "Fred" living in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I'm suprised the number isn't higher.
Posted by Lara (Member # 132) on :
Are you serious, MEC?
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
Judgeing by most of the males I know, yes. Now, those people aren't my friends, so I may not know them completely. But based on how much I do know about them, I think that most would do it.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
I'm afraid I'm going to need to see who the study was by and what the exact question and demographic they asked was before I'm buying it.
That should pretty much be the standard for buying into most stastistics.
Posted by Lara (Member # 132) on :
Am I just extremely naive, or does that surprise anyone else?
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I know a lot who would say they would, but saying and doing are two different questions. I question the validity of any survey that asks such an intensly personal and loaded question.
Hobbes Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Hobbes: Beautifully put. Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
quote:In other news, the New York Times website registrar has identified an unusual pocket of millionaire grandmas named "Fred" living in Tuscaloosa, AL.
I need to get out in this town more.
I think that the most unbelievable aspect of this statistic is not that that many men would do such a thing (which also doesn't seem likely) but that that many men would admit that they would do such a thing.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
quote: I have a hard time believe that 3/10 of my friends would rape a woman if they thought they could get away with it. I'm not saying it couldn't be true, I just would be shocked if it was. I hope that it isn't true...
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
![[Cry]](graemlins/cry.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)