I was watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU that was about a man who accused 3 women of raping him; a case I've personally never heard of. The back story was that no one believed him since the women were attractiveand he was only trying to draw attention to himself. He was working as a stripper for one of the woman's bachelor party, which further complocated the issue.
I found this interesting because if you think about it, men can be raped, even if evidence may point against it. One of these exibits were that the man in the episode was 6'0'' 170 lbs and could've easily overpowered the women. I think though that sometimes men are hesitant to use physical force against a woman who maybe be approaching them without consent. He also was raised with 5 sisters which made it believable that he may act less physical towards women than other men. Another issue which got tangled in was that the man eventually climaxed while the rape was happening. The answer for this one was that it's scientifically proven that men tend to become aroused and sometimes have orgasms even when sex isn't consentual on their part.
Cases like this rarely happen, if ever. It's always assumed (I would guess) that when rape is discussed it's a man who forces a woman to perform sexual acts on him. Maybe it's because society believes that men prefer sex more than men. I think the effects can be the same however. There is always the chance of STD's being passed or pregnancy occuring. Also, I think people would believe that it may be easier for a man to get over being raped than it would be for a woman. Rape is something that can stick with a woman for the rest of her life and keep her in fear. Would this be the same for a man though? I'm interested in hearing feedback
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