“ Sexual abuse is “a horribly sensitive issue for boys, particularly because boys are not to talk about their feelings and to feel vulnerable,” says Jody Brinser” (Goad,2). Men sexually assaulted this is not what happens to them. It only happens to women and young girls. If the men and young boys get sexually assaulted they deserve it and may have wanted it. These statements are statements that someone may say or think because it is not heard or talked about. Rape is a horrible thing because it is illegal, it causes a lot of trauma for the victim, it is unethical, and a dirty thing to do to someone.
Sexual Violence in the United States of America has become a major issue today. One in seventy-one men will be raped at some point in their …show more content…
One such study provided students with a number of different scenarios and asked them to decide which of the situations constituted sexual assault. Student perceptions revealed that many young people do not have an accurate picture (or definition) of what constitutes sexual assault.
Suicide,why they feel like doing it. They feel that they have no control of their body any more. They feel that they are worthless. In Gaiman’s research he gives a list of effects victims of sexual assault are likely to do: “ Victims of sexual assault are : 3 times likely to suffer from depression, 6 times likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, 13 times likely to abuse alcohol, 26 times likely to abuse drugs, 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide” (2-3).
Some people deal with the issue as they get older by talking to the public and tell their stories. As Clark did in Goad’s research. “ Clark, 45, says that he started to unravel when he was a sophomore in college…… behaving oddly, doing things such as hitchhiking home at 3am” (3).“ As I got older, I would just be in rages,” Clark recalled. “ I would lash out on people for no apparent reason” (3). Clark had stated things like, “ “ I just want to get on with my life now,” he said. “ I don't want to live in the past anymore. I just want to try to live each day as I can,and hopefully plan a
Sexual Violence in the United States of America has become a major issue today. One in seventy-one men will be raped at some point in their …show more content…
One such study provided students with a number of different scenarios and asked them to decide which of the situations constituted sexual assault. Student perceptions revealed that many young people do not have an accurate picture (or definition) of what constitutes sexual assault.
Suicide,why they feel like doing it. They feel that they have no control of their body any more. They feel that they are worthless. In Gaiman’s research he gives a list of effects victims of sexual assault are likely to do: “ Victims of sexual assault are : 3 times likely to suffer from depression, 6 times likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, 13 times likely to abuse alcohol, 26 times likely to abuse drugs, 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide” (2-3).
Some people deal with the issue as they get older by talking to the public and tell their stories. As Clark did in Goad’s research. “ Clark, 45, says that he started to unravel when he was a sophomore in college…… behaving oddly, doing things such as hitchhiking home at 3am” (3).“ As I got older, I would just be in rages,” Clark recalled. “ I would lash out on people for no apparent reason” (3). Clark had stated things like, “ “ I just want to get on with my life now,” he said. “ I don't want to live in the past anymore. I just want to try to live each day as I can,and hopefully plan a