jeffw@lemmy.world to Men's Liberation@lemmy.ca · 6 days agoWhy are young men so hopeless at dating?www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down115
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minus-squareJoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down10·6 days agoSorry, which of those are the risks?
minus-squareatomicpoet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-25 days agoThe implication of the article is that men fear a woman will have second thoughts and cry rape after the consensual sex is done. But while this is a risk—albeit unlikely—it’s a smaller risk when compared to actual rape. What a lot of people are not acknowledging is that men have a social expectation of expressing interest first, and in many ways, that is a privilege.
Sorry, which of those are the risks?
The implication of the article is that men fear a woman will have second thoughts and cry rape after the consensual sex is done.
But while this is a risk—albeit unlikely—it’s a smaller risk when compared to actual rape.
What a lot of people are not acknowledging is that men have a social expectation of expressing interest first, and in many ways, that is a privilege.
Feels like a burden tbh