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Man Allegedly Raped in Belfast

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  • 11-07-2012 1:09pm
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    Temaz
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    Jesus I feel bad for the guy, maybe this will bring to light that male to male rape actually happens.
    Police are investigating the alleged rape of a 23-year-old man in Belfast city centre early this morning.

    The incident happened in the Donegall Street/York Street area, close to the Belfast campus of the University of Ulster, just before 2am.

    The attacker is described as 5ft 9in, with black hair. He was wearing a blue jumper and blue jeans and was carrying a navy shoulder bag.

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-raped-in-belfast-street-558683.html


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    Rabidlamb
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    Clenches butt-cheeks.


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    CardBordWindow
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    Squeal like a pig!


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    Martyn1989
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    I've never seen them put the word raped in apostrophies in a headline before. Dosnt seem appropriate.


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    Davidth88
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    I had a male friend who was raped at a large station in London.

    It happens. It's a shame it isn't highlighted more


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    Adamisconfused
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    Not sure I see any humour in the subject seeing as the poor sod is probably lying in a hospital bed right now in great distress.


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    hondasam
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    Poor guy hope he will be ok, can't imagine how terrible this must be Rape is probably the worst thing that can happen to male or female.


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    Sauve
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    CardBordWindow wrote: »
    Squeal like a pig!

    That's not funny.
    It's attitudes like yours that have the incidences of reporting male rape as low as they are.
    Would you make the same type of joke if it had been a girl that was raped?


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    Sleepy
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    Why the hell is the word rape in commas?

    breakingnews.ie a fan of making light of rape? Or just guilty of the casual misandry that's become all too common these days?


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    Maybe it was a chick with a really really really really big clit.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Rabidlamb wrote: »
    Clenches butt-cheeks.
    Jester252 wrote: »
    bites the pillow
    CardBordWindow wrote: »
    Squeal like a pig!

    Children, children, children.... Stop for a moment and think, do you really think those comments are funny or make you seem like the brightest to people around here?.

    Show some respect, if not for yourselfs then at least for the victims of sexual assault.


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    speedboatchase
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    Wow AH... shall I make a separate topic about the rape of a woman so some of you guys can get your jollies there too?


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    token101
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    Sauve wrote: »
    That's not funny.
    It's attitudes like yours that have the incidences of reporting male rape as low as they are.
    Would you make the same type of joke if it had been a girl that was raped?

    You posted in After Hours, what were you expecting? Tea and sympathy? Some cream for that sand in your vagina?


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    Temaz
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    Sauve wrote: »
    That's not funny.
    It's attitudes like yours that have the incidences of reporting male rape as low as they are.
    Would you make the same type of joke if it had been a girl that was raped?

    Agreed. It happens more than people think and these attitudes are why people keep quiet.


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    Sauve wrote: »
    That's not funny.
    It's attitudes like yours that have the incidences of reporting male rape as low as they are.
    Would you make the same type of joke if it had been a girl that was raped?


    Ah it's an iconic line from a hillbilly film where man rape happens. So yeah, it is funny.

    Rape itself in reality is of course not funny, but the reference to a couple of American hillbillies in the depths of a forest bum raping another guy.....is that shocking, that it makes you giggle.

    However, real rape is not funny.....or accusations of.


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    christmas2012
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    that is sick,hope they catch whoever did it..


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    token101 wrote: »
    You posted in After Hours, what were you expecting? Tea and sympathy? Some cream for that sand in your vagina?

    If this was a thread about the clearical abuse of children it wouldn't receive, or accept idiocy.. So at what age do we start to run short of sympathy for the victims?.


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    Gummy Panda
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    I've never seen them put the word raped in apostrophies in a headline before. Dosnt seem appropriate.
    Sleepy wrote: »
    Why the hell is the word rape in commas?

    breakingnews.ie a fan of making light of rape? Or just guilty of the casual misandry that's become all too common these days?

    Only reason I can think of is that its alleged rape at the moment


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    28064212
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Why the hell is the word rape in commas?

    breakingnews.ie a fan of making light of rape? Or just guilty of the casual misandry that's become all too common these days?
    Because it's an allegation, no-one's been found guilty yet

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    token101
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    Celeste Purring Hairpiece wrote: »
    If this was a thread about the clearical abuse of children it wouldn't receive, or accept idiocy.. So at what age do we start to run short of sympathy for the victims?.

    What has sympathy got to do with it? I feel sorry for all sorts of people. That doesn't mean people don't joke about the situation. Jokes aren't real. If it offends, don't listen/watch or block the person.


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    hondasam
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    token101 wrote: »
    You posted in After Hours, what were you expecting? Tea and sympathy? Some cream for that sand in your vagina?

    There are certain subjects we don't make fun of and rape is top of that list imo.


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    christmas2012
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    In the sunday world there was a case of an irish man who was convicted for many rapes,let out on bail,only to attempt a rape on a homless male..


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    token101
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    hondasam wrote: »
    There are certain subjects we don't make fun of and rape is top of that list imo.

    There's the key part.


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    ejmaztec
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    Some people know where to draw the line in AH, and some don't, it's a learning process.


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    pickarooney
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    That's neither a legally or grammatically sound case for the use of quotes.


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    Sauve
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    token101 wrote: »

    You posted in After Hours, what were you expecting? Tea and sympathy? Some cream for that sand in your vagina?

    I'm well aware of where I posted, and I know that as daft and jokey this place is that the majority of posters know where the line is.

    And less of the personal insults please.


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    hondasam
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    token101 wrote: »
    There's the key part.

    Fair enough but honestly it's not funny, I could never even consider laughing at rape. We are all entitled to our opinion.


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    Sleepy
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    28064212 wrote: »
    Because it's an allegation, no-one's been found guilty yet

    As pickarooney pointed out, that's why the word alleged is used, not why the word is surrounded in quotes.

    Maybe it's just that breakingnews.ie's reporters have no understanding of English grammar, it'd hardly be surprising given the journalistic standards in this country.


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    Micky Dolenz
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    token101 wrote: »
    There's the key part.


    Mod

    Rape jokes are on our list too.

    Joking about sexual assault isn't funny.


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    getz
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    i thought it was only alleged rape? i bet there is more to this than meets the eye,lets look at the evidence,walking down the road with a shoulder bag at two in the morning in belfast,just what did he expect...a pat on the back


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    speedboatchase
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    Many comics tell jokes about rape but they're always broad one-liners not related to a specific incident.

    When you hear of an actual case of male rape that allegedly only recently occurred, why would your natural instinct be to make fun of the victim? You wouldn't dare if it were a female victim.


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