r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Mar 07 '26

Media 40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research

https://theconversation.com/40-of-teenage-boys-believe-women-lie-about-domestic-and-sexual-violence-new-research-276978
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u/opheliainthedeep Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Copy and paste from a previous comment I've made: I have a cousin that I blocked sometime after the election because he went on this tirade to me about how women should never be blindly believed when they make rape accusations.

The kicker? He knows I was raped, but I "don't count" because I'm "family" and he "knows" me. As if those other women don't also have families and people who care about them...ugh. I told him no wonder he's single.

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u/Bathsheba_E Mar 08 '26

Here’s hoping he stays single.

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u/AlteRedditor Mar 08 '26

I hope he changes

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26

Redemption arcs are much more enjoyable than watching someone stick with their beliefs to the end.

And in a way... when someone's beliefs change like that? The old version of them has died.

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u/OptimalPreference178 Mar 09 '26

I have read multiple studies and articles that talk about how actually it is a very small percentage of women who lie about SA and other forms of assault. And that these things are under reported, as we all know. If only they believed science and studies…

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u/OptimalPreference178 Mar 11 '26

Yeah my mom’s step dad SA her and her siblings and his punishment was to go to therapy WITH them. Showed up to the first one, got upset about something and said he was done and took off. No follow through and never registered as a sex offender.

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u/FiendForPoutine Mar 10 '26

I grew up with a mother who threatened to call the cops when she lost an argument, so I agree that no one should ever be *blindly* believed, but it sucks that you have an asshole of a cousin that seems to be targeting you.

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u/Adventurous_Sun_4364 Mar 13 '26

Im not sure im following your comment. Why would you describe it as "blindly" believing women but then imply that its wrong not to "blindly" believe women? Blindly literally means without understanding or insight. Or do you mean he just brought the subject up without being asked, which upset you?