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Support for violence to resist feminism was highest among adolescent boys (28%), followed closely by adolescent girls (21%).

Perhaps most alarming: roughly 40% of boys aged 13 to 17 agreed that women lie about domestic and sexual violence.

These results raise crucial questions going forward. We don’t yet know how these views have changed over time, whether they are on the rise and what the links are between violent extremism and the negative treatment of women.

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[–] Imhotep@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Were there consequences for the accuser?

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I had an accuser in college who got kicked out after she accused multiple other men and it was investigated and the cops got involved.

The reason she accused me is she came on to me and I rejected her. So she told people I sexually harassed her and tried to force he to have sex with me.

I haven't had any other accusations like that in my life, thankfully. But I have had dating encounters where I either rejected a woman sexually, or simple didn't want to have sex with her that night, and she became hostile and made threats, including saying she would report me for sexual assault.

The scariest one was a woman I went on a couple of dates with, thought was cool but she got really really like falling down drunk on one of our dates and she insisted on coming home with me. I ended up just putting her to bed on my couch. The next morning she was gone, and send me this crazy nasty texts about how if I was a 'real man' I'd have raped her and she is going to post all about me on the internet because she knows my name and address (she actually didn't know my name). Even when you do the right thing as a guy, for some women, it's the wrong thing because you didn't rape her and she feels rejected.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago

AFAIK usually not directly, but wrongful accusers sometimes get sued back for defamation.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

So far as I know, nothing (legally). She wasn't on trial. Something may have happened to her later, but I don't think so. I think I'd have heard if it had.

Of course: everyone who knew her knew about the whole case and its outcome. It would be an inaccurate statement to say she faced no consequences at all. Everyone - male and female alike, was furious with her. And I expect the story follows her around 20 years later whenever anyone Googles her.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Almost nothing. Feminist organisations lobby hard to ensure there are no consequences because "it might discourage real victims from coming forward." They don't care how many men have their lives ruined.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

men aren't people to feminist organizations. they are only sources of evil, so if bad things happen to them then they deserved it anyways. there are many feminists who basically think ruining innocent man's life is a 'noble sacrifice' men have to endure as long as rape exists and innocent men are guilty by association of allowing other men to rape women...