These are comments by Christopher Anderson, Scott Mauer, and trey1963 on the post “I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It“.
Christopher Anderson said:
Levi, from one survivor to another, I acknowledge and honor your courage and strength for sharing your story. You courage will help others come forward. You have helped break the silence on this subject. Many men and women think it’s impossible for a man to be raped by a woman, sadly that includes many many people who are considered “professionals” in the field of sexual abuse prevention and outreach. Your story powerfully illustrates that rape is about power and consent, not the act of sex itself, and that anyone can be a victim.
I also want you to know that hope, healing, and support are possible for every single survivor of sexual abuse. There are resources for you, and every other male survivor, on our website http://www.malesurvivor.org. In addition, please feel free to email me if you would like any information, or if I can be any help and support for you at all.
Scott Mauer said:
Wow, thanks for having the courage to share this. The more we talk about it, the closer we can come to changing things. As hard as it is for a women to talk about rape, society has a whole other set of judgements reserved for men, and they know it. It takes some serious balls to take the risk and do it anyway.
trey1963 said:
It happens much more often than anyone seems ready to admit. Among my peers 40-50 yr old guys, it’s fairly common to have the story about the woman that refused to take no for an answer. It may be laughed off but there is pain underneath it all. One buddy tells of how he was “adopted” at 13 by a neighbor who clothed and fed him, when his addicted mom could/would not. Nice story till you get to where she kept him as her “man” till he was too old at 16.
—
Like this Comment of the Day? Here are more.
Want to nominate a comment of the day? Email the comment and the post it was on to [email protected].
–
Photo credit: Flickr / sunshinecity
Speaking of has anyone seen this yet?
http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-02/yes-men-like-danny-brown-can-be-victims-of-sexual-assault-too/
About a rapper who was performing in Minneapolis when a woman from the crowd got on stage, ripped off his pants, and tried to start oral sex on him.