sexual battery, or sexual assault, but when a female teacher has forced innapropriate sex with a studen the media calls it "abuse"? this seems to be a double standard to me. Isn't "RAPE" rape-whether male or female? I just saw a news story coming out of colorado telling of a female teacher who had forced sex upon a student during an outting. When you FORCE someone to have sex w/you u are RAPING them. but they so nicely said "ABUSED"!?! and then in the same news peice about that female teacher they talked of another teacher who was from the same school (who is male) who had RAPED and sexually assaulted a student. is not what he did "abuse" ? and you know what, she'll probably end up getting probation or community serivice with all jail time suspended and the guy will get the maximum like 50 years. insane right! I think the media is lossing their credit worthiness by clearly exhibiting double standard news, maybe even biased news.
2006-11-13 23:54:48 · 14 answers · asked by ABC 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
its double standard law and biased law. i think it bs too i think if a woman does that she should get the same sentence a man would get what makes me even more pissed than that though is watching the news about the teacher that had the "affair" with the student and then got like 1 year house arrest and then right after that news show i mean right after they had the "how to catch an internet predator" on tv and these guys just show up to the house they dont even do anything to the girl and they get 7 to 10 years. now thats horse **** especially when the teacher before the show had sex with the stuudent and she gets house arrest
2006-11-13 23:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Very good question.....There is a double standard in the media when it comes to females and males and with races as well. When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and people were breaking into stores to eat and survive, white people were getting stuff to survive and black people were looting. When a Adult Male has inappropriate sexual contact with a minor it is rape and when a Adult Female has inappropriate sexual contact it is called Sexual Abuse. They probably think woman wouldn't do something like this and men are more capable. Double Standard has been around for years and until we have someone that can say something about it then it is not going away.
2006-11-14 00:07:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Do you want to know why it makes the news when this happens? Because it isn't common. Male teachers do this much more often than female teachers. And even then, considering teachers of both genders, it isn't anywhere near common enough to be considered an "epidemic". Edit: Why did I even bother answering this? Paul said basically the same thing, only with more words.
2016-03-28 05:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, rape is rape. Even if a minor consents to it, then it is still statutory rape.
This whole thing sickens me because they act like a woman can't rape a boy, or a girl. If a man was having sex with that boy then they would be certain to call it rape. I have a female sex offender living next door to me, but she doesn't even show up on the sex offenders sites, just the male ones.
It's a wonder any woman ever gets charged with any crime whatsoever. People always act like the woman is misunderstood or was lured into committing a crime.
2006-11-14 00:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's the public perception of gender differences. The public doesn't expect a woman to be able to rape or force herself or someone else. While the public perception of the male is he's bigger, faster, stronger and should be held at a different accountability ration.
2006-11-13 23:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Peloubet 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is a old-line sexism that a man cannot be "raped"
It's rare, but it happens, but the media is playing the connotation vs. denotation game with words
2006-11-13 23:57:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the state laws
2006-11-13 23:57:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My question is how do you 'force' a male to have sex?
If you use force it is rape. If you use coercion or seduction it's something else. And that is age dependent. It happens in all stations of life. Bill didn't force Monica but it was still wrong. It wasn't rape but it was wrong. Not the act itself mind you. People do that all the time. It was the superior subordinate relationship.
2006-11-14 01:37:01 · answer #8 · answered by namsaev 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Well, by the looks of some of these teachers that are doing this, I kinda wished I had gotten "raped" in Jr. High.
2006-11-13 23:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by TrainerMan 5 · 3⤊ 5⤋
I would have loved to get raped in school by some of te pretty teachers.
2006-11-14 00:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by ash 2 · 3⤊ 5⤋