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Myths & Reality About Sexual Violence
There are many lies about rape which say:
| MYTH Rape is committed by sex starved men. | |
| REALITY Rape is committed by ordinary men and women. | |
| MYTH Rape is committed by strangers in dark alleys. | |
| REALITY Many women are raped in their own home, by men they know and trust and vice versa. | |
| MYTH Rapists cannot help themselves, they are overwhelmed by uncontrollable sexual urges. | |
| REALITY Rape is not about sex, it is about violence, control and power. | |
| MYTH Only certain ‘types’ of people get raped. | |
| REALITY People of all ages, races, classes and lifestyles have been raped. | |
| MYTH Women and men enjoy rape. | |
| REALITY Rape is a violation. It can be a terrifying, humiliating and degrading act; no woman or man ever wants to be raped. |
