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From: clyde@reed.UUCP (Clyde Bryja)
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Subject: Re: trusting men, Ellen & Ray...
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 15:46:30 EST
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In response to Ray Frank's rather gross response to Ellen Eades:
> At a rough guess, one woman in 10 has been raped. Please 
> reconsider whether you think Ms. Eades is paranoid. I do not
> consider her remarks offensive to me, but then I may not be a 
> member of the set you defined above.

About five years ago (when I was still in high school) I was told
by a friend that the statistics are close to ONE WOMAN (read a human
female of any age) IN FOUR having to experience rape in her lifetime.
I didn't believe it then, but I've heard this same statistic quoted
from about half a dozen people (whom I consider to be trustworthy
sources) since then.  One of these people is a professional councilor.

I've never seen this printed anywhere, though, but I don't doubt it
anymore.  It's very frightening!

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"For Easter Day is Christmas time,		Clyde Bryja
 And far away is near,				Box 21, Reed College
 And two and two is more than four,		Portland, OR	97202
 And over there is here."