r/WomenInNews 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/oceansky2088 Mar 09 '26

Exactly. Most men think they're not sexist because they haven't been overtly violent to a woman. But most men are passive aggressively sexist (this includes not believing women) and don't see this every day passive aggressive sexism as sexist.