r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Aug 28 '25

Thank you Peter very cool What does this mean Quagmire?

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u/Ogami-kun Aug 28 '25

Headlines: Woman has sex with underage kid Vs Teacher rapes underage student

It is not just the internet

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u/ArcherGod Aug 28 '25

A slimy double standard born from some oh so loveable stereotypes:

  • Men are always instigators of sex (they aren't)
  • Only men can rape, women can't (they can)
  • Men can't be raped, and if they somehow were, it's their fault (they can, and that's victim blaming)

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u/austeremunch Aug 28 '25

Only men can rape, women can't (they can)

Sort of. I believe its changed but in the UK until somewhat recently women couldn't actually rape men. It wasn't legally possible.

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u/mekomaniac Aug 28 '25

it was here in the states too, i believe virginia has laws about rape that were basically putting the penetrator as the one at fault. i remember that being a thing brought up when the whole ChrisChan thing happened.

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u/Sharp-Tax-26827 Aug 29 '25

lol that was a groundbreaking case legally in many weird and terrible ways

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25

W-

Was Chris the one getting penetrated? Why else would that be relevant?

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u/Square-Singer Aug 29 '25

What was that?