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Male Rape Campaigners target rugby match

  • 02-03-2012 05:58PM
    #1
    The_Minister
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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/feb/26/male-rape-charity-poster-campaign-six-nations?fb_action_ids=10150817907914992%2C10150614893993089%2C10150817907254992&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=other_multiline
    Survivors UK’s campaign was prompted by figures suggesting that 8,500 men a year may be raped in London alone every year.
    Rugby fans heading through London's Waterloo station on their way to the England versus Wales game at Twickenham yesterday were the target of the first major advertising campaign by a male rape charity.

    The charity's poster has already caused controversy after appearing in London underground stations last week to coincide with the Six Nations tournament. Featuring a rugby ball pierced by a nail and the message "Real men get raped and talking about it takes real strength", the adverts will also feature on electronic billboards in March when England play their final home match against Ireland.

    Michael May of Survivors UK, a charity that runs a helpline and counselling service for adult gay or heterosexual men who have experienced rape, said the campaign was a response to new Metropolitan Police figures which reveal that on average, in London, a man is the victim of a sexual crime every hour.
    ...

    The photo of the poster can be viewed through the link above.

    I think this is great - the issue of male rape nearly never gets mainstream attention, and when it does it's normally limited to groups that would tend to be aware of those issues anyway.
    Hopefully something similar is eventually done here.

    EDIT: Got rid of most of the article - forgot about the new rules


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  • #2
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    Not against the guys but I don't care much for groups hijacking sporting events for their own campaigns.


  • #3
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    John 3:16


  • #4
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    a mod breaking the latest rule :pac:


  • #5
    Turpentine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Turpentine


    Anti-male-rape campaigners surely?


  • #6
    lastlaugh
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    "8,500 men a year may be raped in London alone every year"

    That's a truely shocking figure if it's true.

    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped?

    I'd imagine it is...


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  • #7
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    I don't get it, what's the controversy about? :confused:


  • #8
    Laika1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Laika1986


    lastlaugh wrote: »
    "8,500 men a year may be raped in London alone every year"

    That's a truely shocking figure if it's true.

    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped?

    I'd imagine it is...

    I don't think so, even the( im gonna go with) rapers might not be gay its all about power and stuff. Like prison for example.


  • #9
    lastlaugh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭lastlaugh


    prinz wrote: »
    I don't get it, what's the controversy about? :confused:

    I think it's trying to suggest that 'Rugger Buggers' are more than you have been led to believe.


  • #10
    mysteries1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭mysteries1984


    lastlaugh wrote: »
    "8,500 men a year may be raped in London alone every year"

    That's a truely shocking figure if it's true.

    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped?

    I'd imagine it is...

    Not necessarily gay, but proper statistics are seemingly hard to come by.


  • #11
    tigger123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,815 ✭✭✭tigger123


    8,500 per year?! Really needs to be talked about a bit more I reckon.


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  • #12
    amacachi
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    lastlaugh wrote: »
    "8,500 men a year may be raped in London alone every year"

    That's a truely shocking figure if it's true.

    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped?

    I'd imagine it is...
    If as with women the vast majority of rapes are in private settings then I would imagine so.

    Something it'll be impossible to get statistics on.


  • #13
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    they have ads all over the tube with pictures of rugby balls that say "REAL MEN GET RAPED" at the moment. Wtf is it all about? Why do these people feel the need to tell me about male rape these days?


  • #14
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    I haven't been raped btw, does that mean I'm not a real man? :(


  • #15
    yawha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 695 ✭✭✭yawha


    lastlaugh wrote: »
    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped?

    I'd imagine it is...
    Why?


  • #16
    token101
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    It's surely mostly only gay men who get raped by people they know? I've yet to hear of a case ever where a guy has gone to court about being randomly attacked and being raped. Ever. And if they haven't, then where do they get stats like that?

    Plus.....even if those stats are all random attacks, there's still only a 0.1% chance you'll be raped in London, it's probably lower in safer places. You're probably more likely to get murdered by Yardie gangs.


  • #17
    token101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    yawha wrote: »
    Why?

    Because gays are nancy boys, not real men ;)


  • #18
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    token101 wrote: »
    It's surely mostly only gay men who get raped by people they know? I've yet to hear of a case ever where a guy has gone to court about being randomly attacked and being raped. Ever. And if they haven't, then where do they get stats like that?

    I have. I'd imagine it's reported even less than cases where women are the case.

    Also more men than women are raped in America each year, but they're mostly in prison so who gives a **** eh?


  • #19
    Celly Smunt
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    token101 wrote: »
    Because gays are nancy boys, not real men ;)

    woman men and modern monkies.That's all they are


  • #20
    BraziliaNZ
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    well I'd imagine gays get raped more because they hang around with gay people and in places where people are into having anal sex with men


  • #21
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    Jesus lads, male rape isn't about being a homosexual, it's about dominance. Males who rape other males are not necessarily gay and nor is the person who gets raped.


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  • #22
    token101
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    amacachi wrote: »
    I have. I'd imagine it's reported even less than cases where women are the case.

    Also more men than women are raped in America each year, but they're mostly in prison so who gives a **** eh?

    Why the **** would you be doing a campaign in the UK about American prisoners getting raped? Are we going to follow it up with a campaign about ****ing river blindness?


  • #23
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    token101 wrote: »
    Why the **** would you be doing a campaign in the UK about American prisoners getting raped? Are we going to follow it up with a campaign about ****ing river blindness?

    Where did I say that this campaign was about that? Just pointing it out.


  • #24
    token101
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    pmcmahon wrote: »
    woman men and modern monkies.That's all they are

    I suppose I'd better say that was a joke before I get the boot!! You'd want to follow suit and learn to spell 'monkeys'.


  • #25
    token101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    amacachi wrote: »
    Where did I say that this campaign was about that? Just pointing it out.

    Don't point out pointless things then!!


  • #26
    prinz
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    lastlaugh wrote: »
    Might sound like a stupid question, but is it mostly Gay men who get raped? I'd imagine it is...

    It is. See the figures for rates of sexual violence in homosexual relationships from a study in California about a third of the way down this page..

    http://www.stanford.edu/group/svab/myths.shtml

    55% of gay men reported unwanted penetration. While broader studies in male rape show that it's nowhere near as high for the population at large as low as between 1 and 5%.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/health/as-victims-men-struggle-for-rape-awareness.html?pagewanted=all


  • #27
    Celly Smunt
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    token101 wrote: »
    I suppose I'd better say that was a joke before I get the boot!! You'd want to follow suit and learn to spell 'monkeys'.

    *sigh* back to 1996 with me.


  • #28
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    token101 wrote: »
    Why the **** would you be doing a campaign in the UK about American prisoners getting raped? Are we going to follow it up with a campaign about ****ing river blindness?

    There already was a campaign for river blindness, remember we sent all that plumpinut to Loveness in Malawi.


  • #29
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Sindri wrote: »
    Jesus lads, male rape isn't about being a homosexual, it's about dominance. Males who rape other males are not necessarily gay and nor is the person who gets raped.

    like these guys


  • #30
    token101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    Sir Gallagher wrote: »
    There already was a campaign for river blindness, remember we sent all that plumpinut to Loveness in Malawi.

    That was a charity looking for money, they weren't specifically just looking to raise awareness.

    What's plumpinut???


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  • #31
    Foghladh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭Foghladh


    amacachi wrote: »
    I haven't been raped btw, does that mean I'm not a real man? :(


    No, it doesn't mean you're not a real man.


    Most likely you're just such a minger that not even a rapist would dream of dipping his wick in you.

    Stay strong


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