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by pi-squared 2799 days ago
Now kindly collect your mind and think. Is it possible that men under-report because it's ridiculous for society to accept that a man can be sexually harassed by a woman?

Let's say it happens, hypothetically - maybe it never happens, maybe happens all the time. But let's say it has happened to a certain male. Now, what is this male to do?

If he stays quiet it is the same as females who don't report. That encourages the harasser to keep doing what she is doing and we already know that.

If he reports - nobody believes him, because women don't harass. Moreover, he becomes a point of ridicule because our society expects men to be strong and unharassable by women. They are physically stronger and they can always escape or fight. It's insane to think about that - like how? How can that happen?

Actually, can a man fight with a woman? No - it's also ridiculous - because if he wins, well obviously he won, he is a man, he is stronger. And he will get sued because he will get accused of harassment. If he loses - he loses from a woman. "Got beat by a girl" - have you heard that phrase? Do you have any idea how impossible it would be for a male to live in a world ridiculed in this kind of way?

So how can a study establish that at all - if men won't even admit due to pride even at study time? But just in case - do you happen to have any of this "plethora" of studies? Are you sure? People have been sure about many things that are right and then their minds are blown by scientific discoveries.

So please, think, provide evidence and please, consider men as human beings as well - we are not so different from women after all.