Predators and prey (or wolves and sheep) is a metaphor that sets up the false belief that men who rape are animalistic psychopaths, and women who are raped are helpless animals. This is a very cozy belief, because then any man who isn't a psychopath can believe that he is the shepherd -- the only human in the bunch.
It's likewise very comforting for many men to believe that men who rape are gleeful psychopaths who cannot be talked out of raping, because that idea absolves men of the responsibility of talking to and calling out other men. If rape myths have nothing to do with rape, then of course there's no point to education.
My own experience, and that of many women, is different. I suggest you listen more to what the women are saying.
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Date: 2009-06-15 11:11 pm (UTC)It's likewise very comforting for many men to believe that men who rape are gleeful psychopaths who cannot be talked out of raping, because that idea absolves men of the responsibility of talking to and calling out other men. If rape myths have nothing to do with rape, then of course there's no point to education.
My own experience, and that of many women, is different. I suggest you listen more to what the women are saying.