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The Joy of Rape - "It's rooted in an African ideal of manhood"
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South Africa Rape Study: 1 In 4 Men Admit Rape
[ Hermit : The quotation in the title, "It's rooted in an African ideal of manhood" comes from the source article
Quote:| Professor Rachel Jewkes of the MRC, who carried out the research, said: "We have a very, very high prevalence of rape in South Africa. I think it is down to ideas about masculinity based on gender hierarchy and the sexual entitlement of men. It's rooted in an African ideal of manhood." |
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Source: HuffingtonPost.com
Authors: Not Credited
Dated: 2009-06-18
One in four men in South Africa admitted to raping someone and many confessed to attacking multiple victims, according to a new study conducted by the Medical Research Council and reported by the Mail and Guardian.
Quote:| Of those surveyed, 28% said they had raped a woman or girl, and 3% said they had raped a man or boy. Almost half who said they had carried out a rape admitted they had done so more than once, with 73% saying they had carried out their first assault before the age of 20. |
The study, which had British funding, also found that men who are physically violent towards women are twice as likely to be HIV-positive. They are also more likely to pay for sex and to not use condoms.
The study also found that gang rape is common in South Africa because it is considered a form of male bonding, reports the BBC. [ Hermit : Not to mention "corrective rape" for lesbians. ]
The Mail and Guardian also reports that the South African government has faced stiff criticism for its nation's high level of rape. Only a fraction of rapes are reported, and only about 7 percent of those reported lead to a conviction.
"The absolute imperative is we have to change the underlying social attitudes that in a way have created a norm that coercing women into sex is on some level acceptable," Professor Rachel Jewkes of the MRC told the BBC.
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