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40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research (theconversation.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net to c/australia@aussie.zone

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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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[–] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

This one really, really depends on the question. Both men and women often lie and say that their partner doesn't hit them. This is pretty well known actually. You'd have to be pretty naive to think it doesn't happen.

I’ve never been hit by a romantic partner. You’re saying that being hit in a relationship is common?

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm a man and I've been hit by several partners. both long term and short term. I've also been threatened with violence and legal action. I also had one partner try to provoke me into violence to 'prove' I loved her.

i end the relationship when it happens, but it certainly happens.

many people see absolutely nothing wrong with female on male physical violence. the most frrequenty response I get if someone learns about it is 'what did you do to deserve it?' followed by 'well you must have hit her first, women don't hit men unless they hit them first'.

I've had maybe 35+ partners in my life, and at least 20% were violent. it's not common, but it's not rare.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Oh I don’t doubt that it happens, but I interpreted it as “everyone gets hit in a relationship” and that seemed shocking to me.

I’m glad you don’t put up with that. No one should be abused by their partner, physically or otherwise.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

domestic violence rates are pretty high man. a quick google says 1/4 women ad 1/7 men experience it.

https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, im saying that amongst people who have been hit by a partner, they often lie and say that they have not.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 3 points 9 hours ago

Aah, okay. That makes more sense.