"
There is no man who would not be flattered
if a woman reacted to his sexuality. Hatred towards women
is nothing else but hatred towards one's own still
unconquered sexuality" ( Otto
Weininger).
Although the most common rape situations involve a man raping a woman
or a man raping another man, both women and men can be victims of
rape and both women and men can commit rape. Although each state
defines crimes like "rape" and "sexual assault" differently, generally
speaking sexual assault is any unwanted sexual contact.
The 20th century is full of examples of societies which have been taken
over by ideas which now seem like collective madness but, in my
opinion, the so called "war between the sexes" is one of the most
relevant examples. Apparently our society still believes in sex-role
theory according to which men are aggressive, rational and dominant
while women are passive and subjective and thus complementing each
other in a balanced way. Society nowadays defines masculinity by
physical strength, exclusive heterosexuality, suppression of emotions,
like crying for example, economic independence, authority over other
persons (women included)
Men. They get better pay, more job opportunities and more respect
because they are men. And they always have the last word.
