Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jeffw From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Only a few nuts rape? Message-ID: <4191@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 01:53:39 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.4191 Posted: Fri Nov 30 01:53:39 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Dec-84 04:43:49 EST References: <10011@watmath.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 21 I don't believe that "only a few nuts" rape, but, the falseness of that statement does not mean rapaciousness is the general attitude of men toward women, as Sophie seems to imply. There is a middle ground (aw, I'm no fun, I know). If 35% of men *might* rape if they could get away with it, 65% of men (assuming they all have an opinion) *absolutely would not* rape, even if they could get away with it. Which is (much) bigger, 35% or 65%? Just to confuse things further, how many of the 35% would find they couldn't do it after all? And how many of the 65% would find the temptation (sexual or not) irresistible after all? Don't ask me and don't ask psychologists. In the 1969 People's Park riots in Berkeley, 10,000 students took part. But 20,000 didn't. Don't get hypnotized by a single number. Peace... Jeff Winslow