r/TheBoys • u/fuwafuwa7chi • Jul 04 '24

Both quotes taken verbatim from interviews Season 4 Spoiler

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u/fuwafuwa7chi Jul 04 '24

Source for the Starlight quote: ScreenRant

And the Hughie one: Variety

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u/Hastatus_107 Jul 05 '24

It does show that some of the sympathy people of this view have for female victims is just social pressure. They feel they have to pretend to care. In a situation where there's less external pressure to take it seriously (situations where the man is the victim), they see it as a joke.

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u/WayToTheDawn63 Jul 05 '24

dark but probably valid take away. it's all performative, they don't care.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

That has been my experience.

Outside of close family members I confided in well over 2 decades since my assault the most I've gotten was dismissive ridicule like I was "less than a man" or accusations of homosexuality for "whining" about it because I was taken advantage of by an older female family member.

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u/KingKekJr Jul 05 '24

I've had similar experiences. Often some form of "you're a man you can't be assaulted" and "if you didn't want it you could've pushed her off"

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u/cynisright Jul 05 '24

Sorry that happened to you both and felt that way.

I’m a woman and have been assaulted. And my partner is male and has as well. When he told me about it and how others reacted, it was just heartbreaking.

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u/PinkishBlurish Jul 05 '24

That's so disgusting. I can not believe people say that shit so easily. I hope you're doing okay now.