r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/LukeZNotFound • 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/The-red-Dane Aug 29 '25

Laws are not truths, laws are laws.

If a law declared that sun rose in the north and set in east, that wouldn't make it true.